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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Lichfield District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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.
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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.
Batemans 4 Roman Park Little Aston Staffordshire B74 3AF
Received 11 Jul 202426 Caterham Crescent Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8GS
Received 12 Jul 20241 Manor Fields Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7DA
Received 12 Jul 20242 The Croft Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HU
Received 12 Jul 202411 St Chads Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LZ
Received 12 Jul 202421 Oaklands Close Hill Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RJ
Received 15 Jul 202436 Coltman Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9YS
Received 15 Jul 202412 Wissage Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DF
Received 15 Jul 2024Garages At Millmoor Avenue Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire
Received 16 Jul 2024Richard Crosse Church Of England Primary School Lichfield Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7JE
Received 17 Jul 2024Florette House Wood End Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8NF
Received 17 Jul 20244 Meadow Croft Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LE
Received 18 Jul 202430 Nursery Lane Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AS
Received 18 Jul 20244 Howdle Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3RB
Received 19 Jul 202425 Waters Edge Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4HP
Received 19 Jul 2024Coltman Precast Concrete Ltd London Road Canwell Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B75 5SX
Received 19 Jul 2024Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Received 19 Jul 2024Bonehill House Park Lane Bonehill Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3HY
Received 19 Jul 202417 Peregrine Close Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9WA
Received 22 Jul 20241 Quarry Hills Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9HW
Received 22 Jul 2024Land And Buildings At Angel Croft & Westgate Beacon Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AA
Received 22 Jul 202462 Alrewas Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HW
Received 22 Jul 202430 Scott Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DB
Received 23 Jul 2024Richard Crosse Church Of England Primary School Lichfield Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7JE
Received 23 Jul 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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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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