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26/01103/OUTMEI - Section 73 (major) Pending Consideration

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (drawing numbers), C3 (Ecology), C7 (Drainage Strategy), C8 (Affordable Housing Statement) and C15 (Noise) attached to the approval of reserved matters 25/01265/REMM (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consents (LDC) and (CCDC). (Sch2) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Sept 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

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Documents 53

Statements & assessments 16

PDF 12612_aia.001 rev b_part1 Arboricultural Survey / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 12612_aia.001 rev b_part2 Arboricultural Survey / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 260724_329057_tn_001_v2.0_part1 Transport Assessment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 260724_329057_tn_001_v2.0_part2 Transport Assessment · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 110_private drainage and external works sheet 1_b_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 101c adoptable drainage sheet 2 Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 103c adoptable drainage sheet 4 Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 102c adoptable drainage sheet 3 Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 111_private drainage and external works sheet 2_b_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 100c adoptable drainage sheet 1 Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 112_private drainage and external works sheet 3_b_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 115_private drainage and external works sheet 6_b_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 116_private drainage and external works sheet 7_b_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 113_private drainage and external works sheet 4_c_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF 114_private drainage and external works sheet 5_c_for tender Drainage Plans / Report · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Affordable housing statement phase 1 - s73 (25.130)(08.26) Planning Statement · 7 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 6

Site constraints 3

Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Section 73 (major)
Postcode
WS15 1PR
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Armitage With Handsacre
Parish
Armitage With Handsacre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
17 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Dec 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