29 Sandford Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for the change of use from shop Class E (a) and residential Class C (3) on first and second floor to medical health Class E (e) Chiropractic surgery with replacement of windows and front entrance screen, demolition of rear outhouse WC, replacement rear extension with mono-pitched roof and walls. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 6 Sept 2026
Documents 12
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 6
Show all 31 with distances
- 26 m15, Sandford StreetGrade II
- 31 m28, Sandford StreetGrade II
- 42 m9, Sandford StreetGrade II
- 54 m6, Sandford StreetGrade II
- 77 m9 and 11, Bird StreetGrade II
- 82 mNumbers 15 Bird Street and 2 Sandford StreetGrade II
- 87 m17 Bird StreetGrade II
- 89 mGarrick HouseGrade II
- 94 m1, Bird StreetGrade II
- 96 mKing's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 98 m5, Queen StreetGrade II
- 100 m23 Bird StreetGrade II
- 100 mNumber 10 Bird Street and Numbers 1 and 1a Market StreetGrade II
- 105 m25, Bird StreetGrade II
- 105 mThe Queen's Head Public HouseGrade II
- 106 mGeorge HotelGrade II*
- 107 m6 AND 8, BIRD STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 109 m27 Bird StreetGrade II
- 109 mThree Spires HouseGrade II
- 111 m3, Market StreetGrade II
- 113 mRuskinsGrade II
- 114 mLichfield College and Lichfield LibraryGrade II
- 115 mGeorgian HouseGrade II
- 118 mSamuel's Public HouseGrade II
- 121 m26, Bird StreetGrade II
- 125 mThe SwanGrade II
- 130 m7, Market StreetGrade II
- 134 m32 and 34, Bird StreetGrade II
- 140 m4 Bore StreetGrade II
- 143 m11 and 13, Market StreetGrade II
- 147 mK6 Telephone Kiosk by Garden Wall of Number 20Grade II
Checked on 6 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £410,000 in August 2024. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2024, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 49 days from validation, 5 days faster than Lichfield's median of 54 for changes of use. Refused, as 38% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Lichfield in the last twelve months, from validation. Lichfield decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 16 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Jun 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: 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.
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