Land next to statue of Aethelflaed Castle Grounds Holloway Tamworth Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

0056/2026 - Full Approved

Proposal

Installation of an additional lighting column and spotlights Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Validated
19 Mar 2026
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Committee
2 Jun 2026
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Approved
4 Jun 2026

Approved on 4 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 12 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Tamworth Planning Committee on 2 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the lighting would enhance the statue, preserve heritage significance and have no significant amenity or highway impacts.
  • The conservation officer and Historic England raised no objections, and no neighbours or members of the public responded.
  • The committee approved the application subject to conditions, including a revised control for the lighting.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, committee consideration and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Tamworth's committee minutes of 2 Jun 2026.

Site constraints 4

Scheduled monument: Tamworth Castle
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
34 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Statue of Ethelfleda Approximately 13.5 Metres East of Holloway Lodge, Grade II, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade I, 32 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Tamworth, Town Centre 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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 204 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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 25 September 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
Full
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Ward
Castle
Case officer
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Decision
Approval with conditions 04-06-2026
Decision date
4 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 77 days from validation, about the council's usual 74 days. Approved, as 90% of full applications here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
20%go to committee

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

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