Hindleys Bakery And Cafe 10 Tamworth Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JJ Data via plota.co.uk

26/01242/FUL - Full Application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Installation of new shop front and installation of a retractable canopy (Sch1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 Oct 2026
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Validated
16 Oct 2026
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Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 8 Dec 2026, from Lichfield's recent commercial premises.

Comments are open until 19 Nov 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 5

34 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 26, 26a and 28, Tamworth Street, Grade II, about 8 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 33 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Lichfield City conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 260 m away: Stowe Pool and Walk Mill Clay Pit SSSI; Registered park or garden about 166 m away: Cathedral Close and Linear Park, Lichfield; Inside the Lichfield built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 20 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.

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Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
WS13 6JJ
Received
12 Oct 2026
Validated
16 Oct 2026
Ward
Stowe
Parish
Lichfield City
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Mark Dukes Building Design
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. Lichfield usually decides commercial premises by day 53.

Day 1244 days to the 56-day target
79%decided within 8 weeks
76%approved
60decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
19 Nov 2026
Site or press notice
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2026
Env. assessment
No
Lichfield
Planning Authority Score
7.1/10
Good
#57 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.