Lichfield planning committee decisions
16 decisions from the committee's minutes, 21 Jul 2025 to 20 Jul 2026. Each sets out what was proposed, what officers advised, what was said and how the committee decided.
1 in 16 decisions went against officer advice
Below the rate across all 346 councils with committee decisions on Plota (11.1%), 119th highest of 205 councils with at least 15 decisions.
- Decisions
- 16
- Approved
- 87.5%
- Against officer advice
- 6.3%
- Unanimous
- 100%
How Lichfield compares
Share of decisions against officer advice at the 205 councils with at least 15 decisions on Plota. Each dot is a council.
| 117 | North Devon | 6.5% | 2 of 31 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | Dartford | 6.3% | 1 of 16 |
| 119 | Lichfield | 6.3% | 1 of 16 |
| 120 | Gedling | 6.3% | 1 of 16 |
| 121 | Rhondda | 6.1% | 5 of 82 |
Source: Plota analysis of committee minutes from 346 councils.
More or less favourable than its officers?
Lichfield's committee is less favourable to applicants than its officers. Officers recommended approval in 93.3% of these decisions; the committee approved 86.7%, 6.7 points fewer.
Across all 346 councils, committees approve 2.6 points fewer than their officers recommend, so Lichfield leans further against applicants than most.
Over the 15 decided applications with a clear officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of Lichfield's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
What it decides
87.5% approved and 12.5% refused. Of 1 decisions with a recorded vote, 1 were unanimous.
Show as a table
| Month | Approved | Refused | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: Plota analysis of Lichfield's planning committee minutes.
When it overrules its officers
1 of 16 decisions went against the planning officers' recommendation.
Which way
What kind of application
From the 1 of 1 with a recorded application type; one application can count under more than one.
Source: Plota analysis of Lichfield's planning committee minutes and officer reports.
Recent decisions against officer advice
Latest decisions
Newest first. Each links to the full write-up: the proposal, the officers' advice, what was said and the vote.
July 2026 2
- 250-home housing developmentWellsmead London Road Canwell Sutton Coldfield StaffordshireApproved
- 250 homesLand At Coulter Lane Farm Coulter Lane Burntwood StaffordshireRefused
June 2026 2
- Bistro stock room extensionLakeside Bistro (cafe) Beacon Park Swan Road Lichfield StaffordshireApproved
- Distribution centreLand South Of Fradley Park Nanscawen Road Lichfield StaffordshireApproved
May 2026 1
April 2026 2
- 72-home outline schemeLand North Of Back Lane Whittington Lichfield StaffordshireApproved
- 109 affordable homesLand Off Horner Avenue Fradley Lichfield StaffordshireApproved
March 2026 1
February 2026 2
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