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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/00893/PND
Prior Notification: Change of use of agricultural buildings to form 3no. new dwellings
Barn Adj Rose Cottage Hints Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00894/FUH
Erection of an Annexe
Willow Bottom Cottage Lullington Road Edingale Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9JA
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00895/FUH
Retention of a rear garden boundary wall
46 Lincoln Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7SW
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00896/COU
Change of use from holiday let/annex to single residential unit
The Smithy Lower Way Upper Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1QG
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Unknown24/00899/ABN
Agricultural Determination: Erection of a open sided agricultural pole barn
Cartersfield Lane Farm Cartersfield Lane Stonnall Walsall Staffordshire WS9 9EQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00900/FUH
Erection of two storey side extension
22 Brookside Road Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3NR
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00905/FUH
Erection of side extension to form garage
Rookery View Stockings Lane Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LQ
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00906/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) : Use of land for the temporary storage of materials
Bucks Head Farm South (Land Parcel 1) Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00908/COU
Change of use of Class E Office building to become Class C (Dwellinghouse) to form 6no. apartments with associated internal remodelling, 1 single storey rear extension, 1 full height rear extension & associated adjustments to the front & rear facades, alongside external works within a conservation area
7-9 Swan Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QZ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00909/COU
To change the use of the empty external garage to a dog grooming salon.
171 Sutton Road Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3PF
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00910/FUH
Erection of ground floor front extension and a rear single storey outbuilding, installation of front and rear dormers with alterations to ground floor windows
Holmwood 7 Roman Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AD
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00911/FUH
Erection of a side extension to form garage
53 Church Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EA
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00912/FUL
Section 73 application to vary condition 26 (Highway Improvement Works) of permission 21/01956/OUTFLM to remove the requirement for the Swinfen Island improvement works to be implemented prior to the occupation of any non-residential buildings
Land South Of Shortbutts Lane Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00914/ADV
Installation of 7 illuminated fascia signs, illuminated directional sign, enterance sign, parking icons, 2no. information signs, illuminated pylon and 3no. flag poles
Mile Oak Business Centre, Unit 6 Hints Road Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3PQ
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00916/FUH
Conversion of garage to accommodate installation of a vertical lift
22 Wordsworth Close Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4UR
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00917/FUH
Erection of a single storey front, side and rear extension
139 Weston Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7EQ
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00919/FUH
Installation of bi-fold doors in place of existing garage door, change of door to window and removal of a rooflight in the principal elevation of an existing outbuilding
19 Borrowcop Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DF
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00921/CLE
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Laying out foundations of a roadway, access track and construction of ecological ponds for the operations of HGV vehicle storage
Land East Off Ryknild Street Alrewas Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8QS
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00922/FUL
Extending the front customer garden area with new inground planters, festoon posts and lighting, new festoon lighting to garden to the left of the main entrance.
Bowling Green Inn Friary Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QJ
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00923/FUH
Erection of rear extension with a lantern roof, first floor extension of existing bathroom and installation of a front porch.
32 Forge Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BE
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00924/FUH
Erection of a single storey rear extension and conversion of existing garage to office space
16 Richmond Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9SZ
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00925/FUH
Erection of a rear extension and associated works
Rose Cottage Hints Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DB
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00928/FUL
Erection of 1no replacement dwelling
Churchfield Cottage Smithy Lane Longdon Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4QH
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Decided24/00929/FUH
Construction of a single storey side extension, Demolition of external store and erection of rear extension, installing a replacement of the rear boundary retaining wall
12 Old Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BS
Received 21 Aug 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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