Poplars 47 St Matthews Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EN Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Use of site to provide a total of 14 supported living units for adults (16+) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Oct 2026.
Documents 4
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2026, 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
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 4 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 4 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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