Side extension planning approval rate in Lichfield
91% of 858 decided side extension 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.
91%
Approval rate, all years, from 858 decided
858
decided side extension applications in Lichfield: 784 approved, 74 refused
91%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 313 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 Withdrawn applications are excluded.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 858 decided records have no year recorded. Coverage may have gaps within the date range.
313 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.
Check planning requirements in Lichfield, or read about permitted development in Lichfield. An approval rate does not decide which route your property qualifies for.
Example side extension 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24/01086/FUH | 2026 | Approved | Erection of a double storey extension, single storey side extension and double storey front extension. Roman Croft Longacres Little Aston Sutton Coldfield Staffordshire B74 3AW |
| 25/01380/FUH | 2026 | Approved | Single storey rear extension with velux roof lights in pitched roof and single storey side extension with gable roof over plus canopy to front elevation. Int... 8 Millmoor Avenue Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4BL |
| 25/01392/FUH | 2026 | Refused | Single storey side extension 47 Hunslet Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9LA |
| 25/01428/FUH | 2026 | Approved | Retention of flat roof to rear, erection of a single storey side extension and alterations to driveway. 12 Brooklyn Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 4SJ |
| 25/01497/FUH | 2026 | Refused | Proposed two side extension, single storey rear extension, loft conversion with rear dormer, and detached rear building at rear of garden 66 Burton Old Road West Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6EN |
| 24/01216/FUH | 2025 | Refused | Erection of a single and two storey side extension with separate loft conversion 167 Lower Sandford Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6RB |
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
- Loft conversion and dormer 88%, 224 decided
- Rooflight 94%, 143 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 84%, 322 decided
- Porch 93%, 238 decided
- Garage conversion 93%, 215 decided
- Basement 81%, 31 decided
- Window and door 94%, 250 decided