Minster House Minster Pool Walk Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QT Data via plota.co.uk

26/00191/COU - Change of Use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion from office to a four bedroom apartment (lower ground and ground floor only) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Consultation
19 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Jun 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 207. The consultation period closed on 26 Mar 2026.

Site constraints 2

Lichfield City 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
Inside the Lichfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. 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
Lichfield
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
WS13 6QT
Received
16 Feb 2026
Validated
17 Feb 2026
Ward
Stowe
Parish
Lichfield City
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Jun 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 207, past the statutory target. 100% of changes of use in Lichfield are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 207151 days past the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
63%approved
33decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Feb 2026
Comments by
26 Mar 2026
Site or press notice
25 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lichfield
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#57 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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