Windmill Bank Cottage Windmill Bank Gentleshaw Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4NH

1. 2 Jun 2023

   Received by Lichfield

2. 5 Jun 2023

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 24 Jul 2023

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness approved

4. 6 Sep 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

• Tara House School Lane Gentleshaw Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LX

  21/00184/CLP Submitted 28 Jan 2021 181m away

  Certificate of lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of covered menage area with timber fencing

  Withdrawn Lawful development

• The Cottage School Lane Gentleshaw Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LX

  23/00946/FUH Submitted 11 Aug 2023 195m away

  Erection of two storey rear extension

  Withdrawn Householder Extension 11 docs
  Domestic

• Dolly Cottage Dollymakers Hill Cross Ash Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LT

  26/00772/CLP Submitted 23 Jun 2026 416m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey side extension and full width rear dormer

  Decided Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer
  Small domestic

• Dolly Cottage Dollymakers Hill Cross Ash Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LT

  26/01059/FUH Submitted 24 Aug 2026 416m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~23 Oct

  Two storey side extension, replacing an existing conservatory, to create a larger open plan kitchen/diner and master bedroom

  Awaiting decision Extension 9 docs

• The Buds, Buds Road, Cannock Wood, Cannock, WS15 4NA

  CH/22/0279 Submitted 18 Jul 2022 498m away

  Change of use to storage (Retrospective application)

  Refused Full applications 19 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