2 St Barbaras Road Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4HB Data via plota.co.uk

26/01198/FUH - Full Application (Householder) Pending Consideration

Proposal

First floor side and single storey front extension to form entrance hall, kitchen, utility, bedroom and bathroom (Sch1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
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Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 2 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Nov 2026, from Lichfield's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 30 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Handsacre and Armitage 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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.

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Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Full Application (Householder)
Postcode
WS15 4HB
Received
30 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
Armitage With Handsacre
Parish
Armitage With Handsacre
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Lichfield usually decides extensions by day 44.

Day 2135 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
358decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Oct 2026
Comments by
30 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
8 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
2 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