Land North Of Gillway Lane Tamworth Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk

26/01170/SCOPE - Scoping Opinion Pending Consideration

Proposal

Scoping Opinion: Development of up to 800 dwellings, land for a potential primary school, land for a potential small retail/convenience store and public open space Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Validated
23 Sept 2026
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Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from Lichfield's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 15 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

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 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
Scoping Opinion
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Whittington And Streethay
Parish
Wigginton And Hopwas
Case officer
Show
Target decision
28 Oct 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. Lichfield usually decides commercial and major works by day 54.

Day 1640 days to the 56-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
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
15 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
28 Oct 2026
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