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Lichfield District Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lichfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates6,698Searchable applications
150Recorded as pending
87%Approval rate · 5,377 approved or refused records
699Refused applications
4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 May 2017 to 29 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 2 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning General planning enquiry - £90Local plan Planning policy and the local planPre-application advice Get planning adviceConservation areas Local conservation areasArticle 4 directions Local conservation areas
Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas21 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Decided24/00406/FUH
Erection of front single storey bay window with canopy over
5 Boney Hay Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9AB
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00415/FUH
Erection of two storey rear extension
8 Lawnswood Avenue Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4YD
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00416/SCREE
Screening Opinion: Creation of temporary satellite compound and material storage
Land Parcel 1 Bucks Head Farm (South) Watling Street Weeford Lichfield
Received 25 Mar 2024 - Decided24/00417/FUH
Erection of two storey rear extension and part garage conversion into habitable space with changes to fenestration
39 Mease Avenue Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9JP
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00419/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Installation of side door to dwelling
40 Post Office Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BS
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00420/FUH
Erection of detached timber garage
98 Hospital Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4SG
Received 8 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00422/COU
Conversion of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3 ) into Children Care home ( Use ClassC2)
Ashmoor House Hall Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0BE
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00424/FUH
Erection of single storey rear conservatory extension
73 Oakley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3RT
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00425/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Single storey side and rear extension
47 Forge Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BE
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00426/FUH
Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey rear and side extension for form kitchen and living room and new porch to front
2 Forge Mill Cottages Forge Lane Footherley Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0HX
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00429/FUH
Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of conservatory) proposed loft conversion and elevational alterations
6 Nether Beacon Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AT
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00430/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of permission 22/01277/FUL relating to the relocation of the new dwelling to be 3m further away from site boundary
Lodge Farm Birmingham Road Shenstone Woodend Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0LQ
Received 12 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00432/FUH
Single storey rear extension and partial garage conversion to form living room and utility
2 Spencer Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9BD
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00433/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): Alterations to dormers, removal of conservatory, new porch and internal alterations
43 Blenheim Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2HZ
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00436/FUH
Erection of single storey rear extension
Roselyn Lower Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QG
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00438/FUH
Two storey rear extension to form kitchen and bedroom
4 Woodfields Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HH
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00440/LBC
Works to listed building to enable the refurbishment, redecoration and improvements including new kitchen, bathroom, removal of stud walls / partitions, fabric repairs and all associated works
The Deanery 16 The Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LD
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00442/FUL
Replacement of external ATM
47 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LE
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00443/ADV
Installation of ATM collar to replace existing with new branding
47 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LE
Received 15 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00444/FUH
Single storey front and rear extensions, first floor side extension to form lounges and bedroom
12 Wentworth Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HN
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00445/FUH
Demolition of existing rear extension and erection of a single and two storey side/ rear extension to form double garage, games room, gym and utility
The Old Lawn Lysways Lane Hanch Lichfield Staffordshire WS15 4QB
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00446/FUH
First floor extension above existing garage to form bedrooms
4 Balmoral Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9SP
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00448/FUH
Erection of single storey rear extension (following demolition of existing conservatory)
9 Hood Lane Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BW
Received 10 Apr 2024 - Decided24/00449/FUL
Installation of 6no. air source heat pumps and 58no. solar panels
Sentinel House 9 Wellington Crescent Fradley Park Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8RR
Received 16 Apr 2024
Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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What these statistics cover
These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Lichfield District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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