Outbuilding and garden room planning approval rate in Lichfield
84% of 322 decided outbuilding and garden room applications in Lichfield were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
84%
Approval rate, all years, from 322 decided
322
decided outbuilding and garden room applications in Lichfield: 272 approved, 50 refused
82%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 100 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded. The eight-record threshold is a display rule, not a guarantee that a sample is statistically reliable.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Coverage for this project type
Dated records in this archive span 2015 to 2026. 0 of 322 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
100 decided records are dated 2022 or later. This is an archive count, not a measure of all current council activity.
These project categories can include different application routes and proposals combining several kinds of work. Read the proposal and decision type before comparing it with your project.
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Example outbuilding and garden room decisions in Lichfield
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
Search Lichfield's planning register using the references below. Descriptions may be shortened; read the complete proposal and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/01464/CLE | 2026 | Refused | Certificate of Lawfulness (existing): Use of Part of Dwelling as an Annexe 6 Friary Gardens Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6QU |
| 25/01567/CLP | 2026 | Refused | Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a rear garden room 249 Lichfield Street Fazeley Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3QF |
| 25/01588/FUH | 2026 | Approved | Erection of garden room and workshop at rear of property 4 Ivanhoe Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9AY |
| 24/00772/FUH | 2025 | Refused | Erection of an outbuilding for 2 car parking spaces and a glass link building connecting the outbuilding and main dwelling School House Market Lane Wall Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0AU |
| 24/01214/FUH | 2025 | Approved | Erection of Oak framed Sun-Room Outbuilding Russet House Shaw Lane Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 7AG |
| 24/01276/FUH | 2025 | Approved | Erection of an outbuilding to replace existing garage (retrospective application) 62 Alrewas Road Kings Bromley Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7HW |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Lichfield
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 1,494 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 91%, 656 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 170 decided
- Side extension 91%, 858 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 88%, 224 decided
- Rooflight 94%, 143 decided
- Porch 93%, 238 decided
- Garage conversion 93%, 215 decided
- Basement 81%, 31 decided
- Window and door 94%, 250 decided