8 Old Wood Farm Blithbury Road Colton Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3HW Data via plota.co.uk

26/00402/ABN - Agricultural Building Decided

Proposal

Prior Notification: Erection of an agricultural produce and machinery storage building Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Prior Approval Not Required
22 Apr 2026

Prior Approval Not Required on 22 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026

Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Agricultural Building
Postcode
WS15 3HW
Received
24 Mar 2026
Validated
25 Mar 2026
Ward
Colton And The Ridwares
Parish
Colton
Case officer
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Target decision
22 Apr 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
22 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
27 Mar 2026
Comments by
10 Apr 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 performance
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