Land South Of Fradley Park Nanscawen Road Lichfield Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/00036/FULM - Full Application (Major) Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing farm buildings and erection of distribution centre and ancillary offices together with associated access, parking and servicing and soft landscaping Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 30 Sept 2026, 20:38

Application progress

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Received

12 Jan 2026

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Validated

13 Jan 2026

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Consultation

27 Apr 2026

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Committee

29 Jun 2026

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Approved

31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Lichfield Planning Committee on 29 Jun 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers advised approval because economic and operational benefits outweighed localised landscape, visual and arboricultural harm.
The committee approved the application after an additional footbridge and shared-use path condition was agreed.

Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, consultation responses, speakers, committee decision and added access condition. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of Lichfield's committee minutes of 29 Jun 2026.

Documents 98

Statements & assessments 43

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Statement of Community Involvement · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

PDF Sustainability statement Sustainability Statement · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment part 1 of 2 Transport Assessment · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport assessment part 2 of 2 Transport Assessment · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 12

PDF Stage 1 road safety audit - brief cover-1.0 Highways Plans · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Stage 1 road safety audit - designer response-1.0 Highways Plans · 11 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape concept plan Additional Information · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape concept plan Additional Information · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape concept plan Additional Information · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape concept plan Additional Information · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape concept plan Additional Information · 15 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF 2422-bca-xx-00-dr-l-1101_p05-landscapeconceptsections Landscaping · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF 23186-sgp-zc-639-dr-a-135001 p12 proposed site layout Site Layout Plan · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Construction management plan Construction Environment Management Plan · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Full travel plan Travel Plan · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Drawing schedule Additional Information · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Applicationformredacted Application Form · 13 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 27

PDF Name hidden Show Consultation Responses · 4 Feb 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record

Inside the Fradley South built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

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: Full Application (Major)
Postcode: WS13 8SU
Received: 12 Jan 2026
Validated: 13 Jan 2026
Ward: Whittington And Streethay
Parish: Streethay
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 3 Aug 2026
Decision: Approve
Decision date: 31 Jul 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 199 days from validation, 145 days slower than Lichfield's median of 54 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 76% of commercial and major works here are.

This one199d

Council54d

UK57d

84%decided within 8 weeks

76%approved

27decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Lichfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Lichfield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Neighbours: 18 Jun 2026
Consultation: 27 Apr 2026
Comments by: 7 May 2026
Site or press notice: 28 Jan 2026
Committee: 29 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 14 Apr 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved

DHL Express Uk Limited Unit 6 Dove Close Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8SU

Installation of a temporary skidded Bio-LNG refuelling station

23/00065/FUL 10 Mar 2023

2022 Approved

DHL Express Uk Limited Unit 6 Dove Close Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8SU

Installation of a temporary skidded Bio-LNG refuelling station

23/00065/FUL 10 Mar 2023

Lichfield

Planning Authority Score

7.1/10

Good

#57 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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