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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided24/01131/ADV
Installation of 2no external illuminated fascia signage lettering 'Trelleborg'
Trelleborg Unit C1-C3 Chase Trade Park Cannel Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3FU
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01132/FUL
Installation of HMS Campbeltown Memorial and associated works
The National Memorial Arboretum Croxall Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AR
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01137/FUH
Erection of a two storey side extension and removal of existing garage
58 Micklehome Drive Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AU
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00036/FUH
Erection of a single storey side extension, Installation of raised roof with dormers, tarmac drive, dropped kerb and alterations to front boundary treatment
47 Forge Lane Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BE
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01139/LBC
Works to a listed building to include installation of an outdoor air source heat pump and internal works to floor, including new installation and replacement tiles
Freeford Manor Tamworth Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9PS
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01142/FULM
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and outbuildings and erection of 10no. dwellings, access and internal driveway and associated landscaping and works
Land At Rosaries Trent Valley Road Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided25/00978/OUT
Erection of dormer bungalow with all matters reserved
38 St Johns Hill Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0JD
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01144/CLP
Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal alterations
10 Trevithick Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9LB
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01146/LBC
Works to Listed Building to enable alterations to Lock 19 (Lock ladder alterations) and Lock 20 (Refurbishment of composite bottom lock gate, Widening of ladder recess in the lock chamber and installation of a ladder, Change of lock beam to the Trent & Mersey style of beam- to replace the Shropshire Union style)
Lock 19 To Lock 20 Wood End Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire DE13 7DN
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01147/FUH
Erection of a two storey side extension, rear dormer and single storey rear conservatory conversion, Installation of replacement windows, doors and porch, part demolition of existing garage (retrospective application).
150 Aldridge Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire WS9 0PF
Received 22 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01148/FUH
Erection of a front two storey extension and structural alteration works
59 Richard Cooper Road Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0NN
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01149/FUL
Proposed first floor office extension
Fradley Airfield, Hanger 5 Wood End Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8EL
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01150/TCN
Telecommunications Determination: Installation of 17.5m monopole, 6no. antenna, 1no. 0.3m dish, 3no. cabinets, 1no. meter cabinet with ancillary development thereto.
Land Adj Micklehome Drive Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01151/FUL
Retention of stand alone shelter structure, paving and new section of low level brick walling
29 Highfields Road Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4QS
Received 23 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01154/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a single storey rear extension
36 St Pauls Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0DG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01155/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Demolition of existing conservatory and erection of single storey side and rear extensions with associated internal alterations to create an enlarged living room, enlarged home office / guest bedroom, and open plan kitchen
155 Rugeley Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9HA
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01157/FUH
Erection of a single storey rear and side extension to link to existing garage, Erection of a first floor extension with associated remodelling works
Drey House The Square Elford Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9DB
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01158/DEM
Prior Notification: Demolition of 9no total brick built garages in 3x blocks with corrugated asbestos roofs and steel up-and-over doors.
Garages 1 - 9 The Mill Pond Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01159/DEM
Prior Notification: Demolition of 5no blocks of 28no total brick-built garages with corrugated roofs and steel up-and-over doors
Garages 1 - 28 Tanyard Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01161/LBC
Reconstruction of existing gable wall, replacement of existing roof and wall repairs
34-36 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6LH
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01166/FUHFT
Erection of a single storey rear extension (part retrospective) with internal alterations, Conversion of loft, Installation of en-suite and 3 no. rear dormer windows
10 Blakeman Way Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8FH
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01168/FUL
Erection of 3no Padel tennis courts, facilities building, fencing, flood lighting and associated works
Land At Beacon Park Greenhough Road Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01169/FULM
Development of a Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) with ancillary infrastructure, security fence, access, landscaping and biodiversity enhancements
Land West Of Lions Den Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Decided24/01170/CLE
Certificate of lawfulness (Existing): Use class B8 including storage within containers
Land Adjacent Plant Lane Burntwood Staffordshire
Received 28 Oct 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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