Planning decisions in Lichfield
As of 25 Jun 2026, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Lichfield approved 83% of 2,279 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 86% approved (639 decided, ~53 days)
- Rear extension : 86% approved (383 decided, ~50 days)
- Side extension : 82% approved (212 decided, ~55 days)
- Demolition : 80% approved (142 decided, ~56 days)
- Two-storey extension : 81% approved (137 decided, ~56 days)
- Listed building / conservation : 85% approved (113 decided, ~61 days)
- Porch : 88% approved (112 decided, ~54 days)
- Change of use : 74% approved (93 decided, ~59 days)
- Boundary wall / fence / gates : 78% approved (81 decided, ~57 days)
- Loft conversion : 79% approved (78 decided, ~55 days)
- New dwelling : 63% approved (72 decided, ~61 days)
- Conservatory / orangery : 88% approved (67 decided, ~51 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 89% approved (63 decided, ~61 days)
- Solar / renewables : 83% approved (46 decided, ~56 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 90% approved (41 decided, ~63 days)
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Lichfield, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.