Land North Of Ashby Road (Arkall Farm) Tamworth Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01227/OUTMEI - Outline Application (Major) with EIA Pending Consideration

Proposal

Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for the phased development of up to 985 homes, local centre, community building/pavilion, sports pitches, public open space, landscaping, vehicular and pedestrian accesses and associated infrastructure including SuDS attenuation features (Sch2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2026
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Validated
13 Oct 2026
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Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Feb 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 6 Dec 2026, from Lichfield's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

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Documents 40

Statements & assessments 35

PDF Es volume 1 nts Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Volume 3 - main text main text figures part 2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Volume 3 - main text main text figures part 1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Volume 3 - main text main text figures part 3 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 2 - main text Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt4 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt3 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 13.2 - arboricultural assessment pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 13.2 - arboricultural assessment pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 13.1 - landscape and visual impact assessment pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 13.1 - landscape and visual impact assessment pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 12.2 - bng assessment Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 12.3 - biodiversity metric Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 11.1 - ground conditions desk study pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 12.1 - ecological baseline report Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 11.1 - ground conditions desk study pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 10.2 - rm noise report Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 8.1 - fra pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 9.4 - model inputs and results processing Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 10.1 - noise policy Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 9.3 - construction dust guidance and assessment Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 9.2 - epuk iaqm guidance screening criteria Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 9.1 - air quality legislation and planning policy Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 7.1 - transport assessment pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 7.2 - travel plan Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 8.1 - fra pt2 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 7.1 - transport assessment pt1 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt6 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Es volume 4 appendix 14.1 - archaeology and heritage assessment pt5 Environmental Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Arkall farm tamworth - final0209 Planning Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Das pt1 Design and Access Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Das pt2 Design and Access Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Utility statement Utility Statement · 13 Oct 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Tamworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 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
Outline Application (Major) with EIA
Received
8 Oct 2026
Validated
13 Oct 2026
Ward
Whittington And Streethay
Parish
Wigginton And Hopwas
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Feb 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Gary Halman Land And Planning Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 15 of the 91-day target. Lichfield usually decides commercial and major works by day 54.

Day 1576 days to the 91-day target
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

Consultation
15 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 Feb 2027
Env. assessment
No
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