82 Gaia Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7LS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01199/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed Pending Consideration

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a replacement double garage Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Validated
1 Oct 2026
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Consultation
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 21 Nov 2026, from Lichfield's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 4

Lichfield City conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
SSSI about 138 m away: Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 129 m away: Cathedral Close and Linear Park, Lichfield; Inside the Lichfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £455,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.

16 September 2022£455,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area189 m² (2,034 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (51 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness - Proposed
Postcode
WS13 7LS
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Chadsmead
Parish
Lichfield City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Lichfield usually decides demolitions by day 51.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
83%decided within 8 weeks
75%approved
58decided in the last year

Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Lichfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Lichfield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
5 Oct 2026
Comments by
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lichfield
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#57 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Lichfield is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #3 out of 296. Only 10% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (85%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Lichfield decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
82%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #250 of 296
85%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #251 of 296
97%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #3 of 296
10%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #3 of 296
66%
Minor dwellings approved
87 decided (1-9 homes)
86%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
62%
Change of use approved
39 decided
716
Total decisions
131 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.