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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 dates
6,698Searchable 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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026
Planning 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

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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

  1. Decided25/00831/CLP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (proposed): Garage conversion to create utility area and bedroom

    4 Burns Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9DW

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  2. Decided25/00836/FUL

    Installation of new shop front

    13C Main Street Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9JU

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  3. Decided25/00838/FUH

    Retention of front door

    17 St Chads Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LZ

    Received 3 Jul 2025
  4. Decided25/00839/FUH

    Proposed two storey extension

    Bridge Farmhouse Bridge Farm Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8NH

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  5. Decided25/00840/FUL

    Installation of stretch tent to beer garden, with internal festoon lighting and heaters

    The Hedgehog Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8JB

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  6. Decided25/00843/FUH

    Proposed porch and canopy

    18 Squirrels Hollow Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2YS

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  7. Decided25/00845/ABN

    Agricultural Determination: Erection of agricultural building for storage of straw

    Townend Farm Blithbury Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RX

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  8. Unknown25/00846/ABN

    Agricultural Determination: Erection of a farming equipment and machinery store

    Townend Farm Blithbury Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3RX

    Received 7 Jul 2025
  9. Decided25/00847/CLP

    Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed) : Erection of detached 3-bay oak framed garage

    Holt Farm Bangley Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3ED

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  10. Decided25/00850/FUH

    Retention of detached garage, site level alterations and retaining wall, solar panels, and proposed drains and hardstanding to rear of dwelling

    Featherbed Cottage Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  11. Decided25/00852/FUL

    Retention of a temporary two storey modular office building, associated parking and lighting

    Orgreave Farm Orgreave Hall Lane Orgreave Alrewas Staffordshire DE13 7DG

    Received 8 Jul 2025
  12. Decided25/00856/ADV

    Installation of 2no. illuminated letter signs, 2no. vinyl sign and 1no. of a free standing sign

    The Stirling Centre, Unit 1 Tye Road Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8ST

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  13. Decided25/00857/FUH

    Erection of a single storey detached garage

    Hanch Farm House Lysways Lane Hanch Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HH

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  14. Decided25/00858/FUH

    Erection of a detached double garage

    47 Burton Road Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LR

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  15. Decided25/00859/FUL

    Section 73 application to vary condition 8 permission 19/01498/FUL relating to boundary treatment and access gates

    Hints Croft School Lane Hints Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3DP

    Received 9 Jul 2025
  16. Decided26/00013/PNPV

    Prior Notification: Installation of 30 (JA500 - 1953 x 1134 x 30mm) solar panels on flat roof at back of property

    Meadow Rise Squirrel Walk Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AU

    Received 28 May 2025
  17. Decided25/00863/PNPV

    Prior Notification: Installation of Solar PV panels to roof

    David Lloyd Clubs Birmingham Road Wall Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0QP

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  18. Decided25/00864/REM

    Reserved Matters application for the appearance, landscaping, scale, access and layout for the erection of two detached dwellings and associated works (relating to application 19/01719/OUT)

    75 Spinney Lane Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 2HB

    Received 10 Jul 2025
  19. Decided25/00866/FUH

    Extension and alteration of dwellinghouse

    Newlands Cottage Newlands Lane Blithbury Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3JD

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  20. Decided25/00867/CLP

    Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a single storey side infill extension

    83 Highfield Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9BY

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  21. Decided25/00869/FUH

    Erection of a rear single storey extension and side two storey extension with a front porch.

    8 Croft Close Elford Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9BU

    Received 11 Jul 2025
  22. Decided25/00872/FUH

    Proposed 2-storey rear extension

    61 Thorpe Street Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1NJ

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  23. Decided25/00873/ADV

    Installation of 1no. illuminated totem sign

    Commercial Unit At Land South Of Shortbutts Lane Lichfield Staffordshire

    Received 14 Jul 2025
  24. Decided25/00874/SCREE

    Screening Opinion: Proposed residential development of up to 250 dwellings (use class c3) alongside associated access, drainage, green and blue infrastructure (including public open space, planting and landscaping), ground remodelling and ancillary infrastructure

    Land At Mile Oak Sutton Road Mile Oak Tamworth Staffordshire

    Received 11 Jul 2025

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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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