1 Hints Road Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AB Data via plota.co.uk

26/00605/FUH - Full Application (Householder) Approved

Proposal

Single storey infill extension to form a utility room, with associated refurbishment and internal reconfiguration Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
13 May 2026
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Consultation
13 May 2026
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Approved
6 Jul 2026

Approved on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 10 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Hopwas 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Hopwas built-up area; Green belt about 32 m away: Birmingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £875,000 in December 2021. Detached house, freehold.

2 December 2021£875,000

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

Building

Floor area262 m² (2,820 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (33 out of 100), could reach E
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2011, 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
Full Application (Householder)
Postcode
B78 3AB
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
13 May 2026
Ward
Whittington And Streethay
Parish
Wigginton And Hopwas
Case officer
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Target decision
8 Jul 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, 10 days slower than Lichfield's median of 44 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
329decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
13 May 2026
Comments by
18 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
28 May 2026
Statutory expiry
8 Jul 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.