14 Princess Street Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 1JW Data via plota.co.uk

26/01244/COU - Change of Use Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion of residential annex to workshop (Sch1) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
13 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
19 Oct 2026
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Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Dec 2026, from Lichfield's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 9 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Burntwood 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, 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £180,000 in October 2002. Detached house, freehold.

11 October 2002£180,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Lichfield
Application type
Change of Use
Postcode
WS7 1JW
Received
13 Oct 2026
Validated
19 Oct 2026
Ward
Chase Terrace
Parish
Burntwood
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Dec 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
J Mason Associates Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. Lichfield usually decides changes of use by day 54.

Day 947 days to the 56-day target
83%decided within 8 weeks
62%approved
44decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Oct 2026
Comments by
9 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
14 Dec 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.