The Old House (Out Buildings) Deanslade Farm Claypit Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0AG Data via plota.co.uk

26/00742/COU - Change of Use Approved

Proposal

Section 73 application to vary condition 3 (Hours of operation) to permission to amend approved opening hours, Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Jun 2026
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Validated
10 Aug 2026
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Consultation
12 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
5 Oct 2026

Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Oct 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature recovery project: Purple Horizons; Inside the Lichfield built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 6 October 2026. 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
Change of Use
Postcode
WS14 0AG
Received
16 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
St Johns
Parish
Lichfield City
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Oct 2026
Decision
Approve
Decision date
5 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Aug 2026
Comments by
18 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
28 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
5 Oct 2026
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