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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00538/FUH
Erection of two storey side and rear extensions
Gamekeepers Cottage Burton Road Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9NT
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00539/LBC
Works to Listed Building to enable minor internal and external refurbishment works to include display of new internally illuminated fascia signage
12 Conduit Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JR
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00540/ADV
Installation of 2no. internally illuminated replacement fascia signs
12 Conduit Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JR
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00542/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed): Conversion of garage into habitable space and changes to fenestration
16 Maple Grove Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9XB
Received 9 May 2024 - Decided24/00543/FUH
Installation of entrance gates and stone wall to the front of the property
111 Main Street Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7ED
Received 10 May 2024 - Decided24/00546/FUH
Erection of front porch extension and entrance gate for rear access
8 Leander Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1PW
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00547/OUT
Outline application to erect of a 2 bedroom detached dwelling with all matters reserved (self build)
Land Rear 46 The Beck Elford Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9BP
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00548/FUH
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions and front entrance canopy
3 Stockhay Lane Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0JE
Received 13 May 2024 - Decided24/00551/FUHFT
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension
2 Peak Close Armitage Rugeley WS15 4TY
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00552/FUH
Erection of additional storey at first floor and proposed front porch canopy
37 Hillside Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DH
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00553/FUH
Erection of single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory), internal alterations to alter kitchen layout and create service route through cellar
Stowe Hill House Auchinleck Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6TL
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00554/LBC
Listed Building works consisting of erection of single storey side extension (following demolition of existing conservatory), internal alterations to alter kitchen layout and create service route through cellar
Stowe Hill House Auchinleck Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6TL
Received 14 May 2024 - Decided24/00555/FUHFT
Removal of existing wall, gates and part of hedge, and construction of new boundary wall
1 Highfield Gardens Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9JA
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00556/FUH
Erection of a two storey side and rear extensions and addition of driveway from existing access
Rose Cottage Hints Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DB
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00557/FUH
Erection of single storey front and side extension and extension to form double garage
1 Alden Hurst Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2BQ
Received 2 May 2024 - Decided24/00558/FUH
Single storey side extension to form kitchen and utility room and creation of additional parking area and extend dropped kerb
21 Baskeyfield Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9YT
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00560/FUH
Erection of front porch extension, pitched roof canopy and render to front elevation
8 Beecroft Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7EZ
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00561/FUH
Erection of one front dormer window roof extension and relocation of an existing dormer. Rear porch extension with first floor balcony with French window access off bedroom
Fairways Drayton Lane Drayton Bassett Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3TS
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00562/FULM
Section 73 application to vary condition 18 of permission 22/01225/FULM relating to operating hours for block C (C1, C2 and C3)
Land To The West Of Cannock Road And North Of Robin Road Burntwood Business Park Zone 3 Cannel Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3FU
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00563/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Removal of Patio area, and Construction of small extension to the Rear/Corner elevation of the main dwelling house.
46 Upper Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QA
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00564/FUHFT
Erection of two storey extension to side forming double garage and bedrooms, single storey extension to rear to form kitchen/dayroom and erection of porch to front (amendment to application 21/01828/FUH)
Hunters Ride 12 Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HL
Received 15 May 2024 - Decided24/00565/FUH
Erection of single storey porch
44 Oaklands Close Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RJ
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00567/FUH
Conversion of garage to study
3 Carter Close Wigginton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 8UE
Received 16 May 2024 - Decided24/00569/DEM
Prior Notification: Demolition of 2no brick-built garages with felt flat roofs and steel up-and-over doors.
Garages Adj 18 Oakenfield Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 20 May 2024
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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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