The Bungalow Rear Of Millfield House Lichfield Road Tamworth Staffordshire B79 7SP Data via plota.co.uk

0207/2026 - Householder REGISTERED

Proposal

Creation of separate access and new boundary wall and gates to Lichfield Road to serve the dwelling Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Decision
Target date was 16 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 64.

The consultation period closed on 15 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Local nature reserve about 44 m away: Broad Meadow
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Flood defence about 14 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Tamworth built-up area; Priority habitat about 46 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh.
Not affected
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.

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Important details

Council
Tamworth
Application type
Householder
Postcode
B79 7SP
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Price Planning Associates

Decision outlook

Day 64, past the statutory target. 84% of extensions in Tamworth are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 24 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 648 days past the 56-day target
53%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
96decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Sept 2026
Tamworth
Planning Authority Score
4.4/10
Below average
#184 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Tamworth is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #222 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 59% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 99% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Tamworth decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #30 of 296
99%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #8 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #222 of 296
59%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #266 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
9 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
2 decided (10+ homes)
83%
Change of use approved
18 decided
150
Total decisions
8 refused in the year to March 2026