Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0DP Data via plota.co.uk
26/42227/LDC - Lawful Development Certificate_Existing
Approved
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate - Material commencement on application 23/37010/FUL Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
27 May 2026
Approved on 27 May 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Important details
- Council
- Stafford
- Application type
- Lawful Development Certificate_Existing
- Postcode
- ST18 0DP
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- Milwich
- Parish
- Sandon And Burston
- Case officer
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- Decision
- Allowed
- Decision date
- 27 May 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
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Consultation & key dates
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
13 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2024
Approved
Proposed curtilage increase to include adjoining barn along with domestic extensions to r…
2024
Approved
Proposed curtilage increase to include adjoining barn along with domestic extensions to r…
2023
Approved
Change of use of agricultural building to a single dwellinghouse (Class C3).
2023
Approved
Creation of new vehicle access from the highway.
2022
Approved
Demolition of low height front boundary wall and its replacement with "Estate" fencing, c…
2022
Approved
Demolition of low height front boundary wall and its replacement with "Estate" fencing, c…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Barn 2 At Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
PROPOSED BARN CONVERSION TO LOCAL PLACE OF WORSHIP WITH CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING (Use…
2025
Barn 2 At Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
PROPOSED BARN CONVERSION TO LOCAL PLACE OF WORSHIP WITH CAR PARKING AND LANDSCAPING (Use…
2023
Approved
Barn 1 Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
To convert the redundant agricultural building to one dwelling house
2023
Approved
Barn 2 Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0DP Burston Stafford Staffordshire
Prior Approval - Conversion of agricultural building to dwelling house with associated bu…
2023
Approved
Barn 1 Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
To convert the redundant agricultural building to one dwelling house
2022
Approved
Verge West Of The Firs At Old Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
The installation of 1No. 20m 'Phase 8' monopole, 6No. antennas, 2No. 0.6m dishes and 4No…
2022
Approved
Verge West Of The Firs At Old Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire
The installation of 1No. 20m 'Phase 8' monopole, 6No. antennas, 2No. 0.6m dishes and 4No…
Stafford
Planning Authority Score
1.6/10
Poor
#279 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
Stafford is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #289 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 56% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).
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Stafford decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
87%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #177 of 292
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #194 of 292
26%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #289 of 292
56%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #256 of 292
77%
Minor dwellings approved
62 decided (1-9 homes)
75%
Major dwellings approved
8 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
23 decided
487
Total decisions
62 refused in 2025
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Burston Cottage Farm Lichfield Road Burston Stafford Staffordshire ST18 0DP