Land North Of Back Lane Whittington Lichfield Staffordshire Data via plota.co.uk
Approved at planning committee on 27 April 2026. The council has not issued its decision notice yet.
Proposal
Outline planning application for the demolition of 64 Back Lane and existing garage associated Highfields and construction of up to 72 dwellings, with access, landscaping, sustainable drainage features and associated infrastructure. All matters are reserved except for primary vehicular access from Back Lane via realignment to the southern section of Huddlesford Lane Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 31 Mar 2026; it is now day 366.
Planning committee
Decided by Lichfield Planning Committee on 27 Apr 2026. Earlier deferred on 13 Apr 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.
Approved
- The parish council and about 55 neighbours objected over Green Belt, heritage, traffic, drainage, ecology and the scale of development.
- The committee approved the application in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Lichfield's committee minutes of 27 Apr 2026.
Documents 125
Statements & assessments 30
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 69
Other documents 10
Site constraints 4
Checked on 11 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
Decision outlook
Day 366, past the statutory target. 70% of outline applications in Lichfield are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 26 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for outline applications decided by Lichfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Lichfield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Neighbours
- 17 Apr 2026
- Consultation
- 10 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 31 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 5 Nov 2025
- Committee
- 27 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 26 Jan 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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%).
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The consultation period closed on 31 Mar 2026.