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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4,678 approved · 699 refused · 306 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Decided26/00281/ADV
Installation of illuminated wall mounted company logo sign and 1no. double leg totem sign
Jaama Ltd Two Lichfield South Birmingham Road Wall Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0QP
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00282/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of garden room to rear of property boundary
249 Lichfield Street Fazeley Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3QF
Received 26 Feb 2026 - Decided26/00283/FUL
Retention of existing stables and erection of 7no new stables
Ryelands Farm Boat Lane Muckley Corner Lichfield Staffordshire
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00285/FUH
Single storey front and side extension with timber porch.
69 Dimbles Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7HL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00286/FUL
Demolition of the existing dwelling and erection of a replacement dwelling incorporating the form, scale and design of the previously approved extensions under application 25/01380/FUH. (Retrospective)
8 Millmoor Avenue Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BL
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00289/PND
Prior Notification: Change of use of agricultural building to form 1no. new dwelling
Barn At Spinney Farm Footherley Lane Lower Stonnall Lichfield Staffordshire WS9 9HX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Pending Consideration26/00291/FUH
Erection of a single storey front extension to form additional bedroom and en-suite, A covered entrance canopy and 2no. dormers to attic rooms
5 Vercourt Little Aston Staffordshire B74 3XE
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00293/FUL
Erection of an general purpose agricultural building for storage of grain and implements.
Land At Bucks Head Farm Watling Street Weeford Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0PJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00294/FUL
Retention of opening to create serving hatch on rear elevation, installation of wooden shutters and installation of suspended ceiling
Duke Of York Greenhill Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00295/LBC
Works to listed building to enable the retention of new opening to create serving hatch on rear elevation, installation of wooden shutters and installation of suspended ceiling
Duke Of York Greenhill Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00296/LBC
Works to Listed Building to allow the replacement of (not original) windows with timber hardwood heritage windows
74 Park Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AJ
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00297/FUL
Retention of Oak framed covered seating area to rear of pub, retention of pipe cooling units on low level to the rear and affixed to rear wall and the relocation of air handling units to flat roof
Duke Of York Greenhill Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00298/LBC
Works to listed building to allow the retention of Oak framed covered seating area to rear of pub, retention of pipe cooling units on low level to the rear and affixed to rear wall and the relocation of air handling units to flat roof
Duke Of York Greenhill Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6DY
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00300/FUH
Part first floor and two storey side extension
9 Millbrook Drive Shenstone Staffordshire WS14 0JL
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00301/FUL
Two storey extension to side and single storey extension to rear, including creation of new lower ground floor section to rear, replacing existing porch, garage and conservatory (re submission of 20/01227/FUH)
9 Chestnut Lane Clifton Campville Tamworth Staffordshire B79 0BW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00302/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Demolish existing conservatory and yard cover roof and construct new single storey rear extension
8 Beeches Croft Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8RX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00303/FUH
Erection of a single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations and garage conversion with a new roof
Sandfields House Fosseway Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0AE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00304/LBC
Works to Listed building to allow the erection of a single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations and garage conversion with a new roof
Sandfields House Fosseway Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0AE
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00305/FUH
Single storey rear extension, garage conversion
2 Abraham Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9FW
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00306/FUH
Removal of existing rear conservatory and side outhouse building and erection of a replacement single storey rear and side extension with hip style roof
37 Chase Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0DS
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00307/FUH
Demolition of existing single-storey side, rear extensions and garage and erection of replacement two-storey side, rear extension and detached annexe (ancillary accommodation to main dwelling)
78 New Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BJ
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00308/PNH
Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 4.0m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 3.00m and eaves height of 3.00m
22 Highfields Road Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4QU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00310/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a rear home office outbuilding
14 Hardwick Road Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3BU
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Decided26/00312/FUH
Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved plans) of permission 23/00878/FUH to allow the increase in size and layout of approved side extension
16 London Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9EJ
Received 10 Mar 2026
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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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