Lichfield planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Lichfield District Council, updated daily. Lichfield District Council received 188 planning applications in the last 90 days, 10 of them major schemes. 82% of the applications it decided were approved, with a median decision time of 54 days.
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Recent applications in Lichfield
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Land North Of Ashby Road (Arkall Farm) Tamworth Staffordshire
985-home outline scheme with local centre, Tamworth, outline stage. Outline consent for up to 985 homes across 58.6 hectares north of Ashby Road, phased with pitches and SuDS. Enabling groundworks, drainage, utilities and phased housebuilding packages will be tendered in sequence.
GroundworksDrainageHard landscaping
Knight Farm Main Road Haunton Tamworth Staffordshire B79 9HW
278 sqm extension to an existing agricultural building, Tamworth. Adds covered storage or working space to a farm building at full determination stage. Structural steelwork, cladding and agricultural-grade flooring dominate the specification.
Structural frameSteelCladding
Land East Of High Ash Grange Meerash Lane Hammerwich Burntwood Staffordshire
Dog exercise field change of use on 1.83 ha farmland, Burntwood. Converts agricultural land to a secure private hire dog exercise field at full application stage. Perimeter fencing, gates and any hardstanding are the likely packages for local fencing contractors, though the description states no…
31 Smarts Avenue Shenstone Woodend Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0PB
Two semi-detached homes on a Shenstone plot, full application stage. Two new semi-detached dwellings with parking on a 0.03ha plot in Shenstone. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and drainage packages suit local trades, with M&E and parking surfacing to follow.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
164 High Street Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3XG
Two-storey office building with demolition and car park, full consent sought. New commercial building replacing existing structure; car park and associated works included. Demolition, groundworks, structural frame, M&E and hard landscaping required.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
30 Park Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7AG
New dwelling and barn refurbishment scheme, Alrewas, full application. Erects one new house, refurbishes the existing house and smithy barn, and demolishes an outside WC and lean-to. Groundworks, brickwork, roofing and M&E packages for the new build, plus joinery on the retained buildings.
GroundworksBrickworkRoofing
Screwfix Unit 1 Nanscawen Road Fradley Park Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LQ
LNG fuelling skid installation at Fradley Park, Lichfield. New liquefied natural gas station equipment on a 0.02 hectare site at full application stage. Specialist fuel handling, pressure systems, safety containment and M&E integration drive procurement from certified suppliers.
GroundworksStructural frameM&E
The Bungalow Park Drive Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AP
Single replacement dwelling on 0.19 ha, Sutton Coldfield. Demolishes an existing bungalow and erects a new house with landscaping at full application stage. Site clearance, groundworks and a full new build package—frame, brickwork, roofing and M&E—open immediately.
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Brooklands Nurseries 144 Aldridge Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire WS9 0PF
Five-bedroom detached house replacing existing nursery buildings, Aldridge. Demolishes current structures and erects a new five-storey home with parking and landscaping at full application stage. Groundworks, structural frame, roofing and M&E packages suit volume housebuilders; site clearance and…
DemolitionGroundworksStructural frame
Land Adjacent Eagles Lodge Barracks Lane Walsall Wood Walsall Staffordshire WS9 9DL
Single-dwelling stable conversion, Walsall Wood. Converts a stable block and adds a single-storey extension to form one home at full application stage. Roofing, joinery and glazing packages suit local subcontractors, with M&E and drainage routed through the converted fabric.
BrickworkRoofingGroundworks
10, 26, 27, 28, 33, 36 And 37 Beech Gardens Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9EB
Seven-dwelling external wall insulation retrofit, Lichfield, full application. Installs an EWI system to seven existing homes on Beech Gardens at full application stage. Render and insulation boards, scaffolding and façade making-good suit specialist retrofit contractors and insulation suppliers.
InsulationScaffoldingFaçade repair
Brookhay Cottage Broad Lane Huddlesford Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8QH
Replacement dwelling scheme with demolition, Huddlesford near Lichfield, full stage. Demolishes Brookhay Cottage to erect one dwelling on a 0.57 hectare rural plot, at full application stage. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing packages suit local subcontractors, with M&E and joinery to…
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Cruckwood Ford Lane Chorley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8BY
Single-dwelling replacement scheme, Lichfield: barn demolition and new house, full application. Demolishes a barn and erects one three-bedroom dwelling on a 0.16-hectare plot. Demolition, groundworks, brickwork and roofing lead, with M&E and drainage packages for local trades.
DemolitionGroundworksBrickwork
Screwfix Unit 1 Nanscawen Road Fradley Park Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8LQ
Hazardous substances consent for LNG storage tank, Fradley Park, Lichfield. Seeks consent for a 17-tonne LNG tank at an existing Screwfix unit. Tank foundations, pipework and gas-safety commissioning are the packages for civil and mechanical subcontractors.
GroundworksM&E
79 Ironstone Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1LZ
Retail-to-residential conversion creating two dwellings, Burntwood. Ground-floor retail unit reconfigured into two self-contained homes at full application stage. Internal partitioning, new kitchens and bathrooms, rewiring and fire compartmentation drive the fit-out scope.
Fit-outM&EDrainage
Planning appeals in Lichfield District Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Lichfield District Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Lichfield District Council, raw rate
28.5%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.2%
national rates applied to this caseload
0.7 percentage points below expected. Lichfield District Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
265 appeals counted, 249 judged either way (71 allowed, 178 dismissed), 16 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 26.8% | 28.8% | 160 | 157 | 42 |
| Householder (HAS) | 36.7% | 35.6% | 51 | 49 | 18 |
| Enforcement Notice | 55.6% | 13.5% | 16 | 9 | 5 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 15.4% | 20.6% | 13 | 13 | 2 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 12.5% | 25% | 8 | 8 | 1 |
8 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawful Development Certificate | Too few judged | 36.9% | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | Too few judged | 33.3% | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Community Infrastructure Levy Appeal | Too few judged | 25.2% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| High Hedges | Too few judged | 28.5% | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | Too few judged | 8.1% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Called In Planning Application | Too few judged | 72.4% | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Hedgerow | Too few judged | 17% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Lichfield District Council
Lichfield District Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Lichfield District Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Shared ownership12 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
Lichfield District Council approval rates by application type
Share of decided applications approved in the last 12 months.
- householder85% (316 decided)
- residential63% (46 decided)
- commercial74% (39 decided)
- other89% (27 decided)
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