Woodhouse Farm Pipe Lane Pipe Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3JL Data via plota.co.uk

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%).