4 Elunda Grove Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3GA Data via plota.co.uk

25/01025/COU - Change of Use Refused

Proposal

Change of use to care home for up to 2 children and up to 3 carers at any time. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Aug 2025
✓
Validated
15 Aug 2025
✓
Consultation
19 Aug 2025
✗
Refused
10 Oct 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
30 Jun 2026

Refused on 10 Oct 2025 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Public footpath about 20 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
Recorded mine shaft about 47 m from the postcode pin; Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; SSSI about 349 m away: Chasewater And The Southern Staffordshire Coalfield Heaths SSSI; Inside the Burntwood built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £137,500 in June 2020. Terraced house, freehold.

5 June 2020£137,500

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area107 m² (1,152 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (74 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
WS7 3GA
Received
14 Aug 2025
Validated
15 Aug 2025
Ward
Chasetown
Parish
Burntwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Oct 2025
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
10 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Appeal
Dismissed · 30 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002317 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Refused, as 26% of full applications here are.

78%decided within 8 weeks
74%approved
196decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Lichfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Lichfield decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2025
Comments by
17 Sept 2025
Site or press notice
27 Aug 2025
Statutory expiry
10 Oct 2025
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.