Featherbed Cottage Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

1. 7 Dec 2022

   Received by Lichfield

2. 8 Dec 2022

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Feb 2023

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness approved

4. 17 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Featherbed Cottage Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

  22/01498/PNH Submitted 10 Oct 2022 32m away

  Prior Notification: Single storey rear extension projecting 8m from the rear wall of the original dwelling and reaching a maximum height of 2.78m and eaves height of 2.61m

  Granted Prior approval Extension 8 docs
  Small domestic

• Rose Bower Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

  24/00588/COU Submitted 22 May 2024 84m away

  Change of use of domestic outbuilding to dwelling house

  Refused Full applications 19 docs
  Small domestic

• Rose Bower Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

  23/00654/COU Submitted 6 Jun 2023 88m away

  Conversion of domestic outbuilding to dwellinghouse

  Withdrawn Full applications 14 docs
  Small domestic

• Rose Bower Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8HZ

  22/01486/CLP Submitted 12 Oct 2022 107m away

  Erection of detached outbuilding

  Granted Lawful development

• The Grange Ashmore Brook Dairy Farm Cross In Hand Lane Farewell Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8DY

  23/01344/ABN Submitted 27 Nov 2023 351m away

  Agricultural Determination: Erection of a machinery and hay storage building

  Granted Other 5 docs

• The Plant Plot Stafford Road Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8JA

  24/00121/FUL Submitted 30 Jan 2024 354m away

  Erection of workshops building to replace existing retail glasshouse and change of use of former cafe / shop attached to Lyncroft Villa into residential use

  Granted Full applications 22 docs

• 26/01102/CLP Awaiting decision

  12 Trenance Close Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9SJ

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Conversion of existing garage space into habitable accommodation

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01061/CLP Awaiting decision

  Canal Lodge Pool Lane Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3QY

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Loft conversion

  24 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01021/CLP Awaiting decision

  Cranfield House Church Road Alrewas Burton Upon Trent Staffordshire DE13 7BT

  Certifcate of Lawfullness: Replacement of an existing tarmac driveway with block paviors

  13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01024/CLE Awaiting decision

  Poplars 47 St Matthews Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EN

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Use of site to provide a total of 14 supported living units for adults (16+)

  13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00994/CLP Awaiting decision

  Moatfield 27 Lichfield Road Hamstall Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QG

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Wooden garden room to be used as a small veterinary physiotherapy treatment room and office

  10 Aug 2026 Lawful development