Planning application
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Works: Extension Demolition Windows or glazing Major scheme
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing Barns A and D into offices (Class E) with the installation of a projecting balcony onto Barn A; conversion of existing Barns B and C into wedding venue facilities including a single storey infill between Barns B and C; installation of new fenestration and cladding; demolition of existing water tank to facilitate a new car parking area with access arrangements, cycle store and landscaping
As published by the council, reference 24/00806/COUM
Application record
- Reference
- 24/00806/COUM
- Type
- Change of Use (Major)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 19 Jul 2024
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 11 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Bourne Vale
- Parish
- Swinfen And Packington
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- WS14 9RE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lichfield register
This site has had 7 applications since 2022: 4 approved, 3 refused.
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26/00266/COU Granted
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Conversion of the basement and ground floors of the Main Hall to form 7no. dwellings (comprising 5no. apartments and 2no. houses); associated internal and external alterations including the insertion of new and replacement doors and windows, formation of new and altered openings, installation of new external steps, stairs, railings and access arrangements; installation of a new gated entrance and estate fencing to the main driveway; provision of ancillary leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym and changing facilities within the basement; erection of an orangery extension to the East Bothy within the walled garden; and associated landscaping works including the planting of laurel hedges to define private garden and courtyard areas.
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26/00267/LBC Granted
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Works to listed building to enable the conversion of the basement and ground floors of the Main Hall to form 7no. dwellings (comprising 5no. apartments and 2no. houses); associated internal and external alterations including the insertion of new and replacement doors and windows, formation of new and altered openings, installation of new external steps, stairs, railings and access arrangements; installation of a new gated entrance and estate fencing to the main driveway; provision of ancillary leisure facilities including an indoor swimming pool, sauna, steam room, gym and changing facilities within the basement; erection of an orangery extension to the East Bothy within the walled garden; and associated landscaping works including the planting of laurel hedges to define private garden and courtyard areas.
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23/00784/COUM Refused
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Conversion of existing Barns A and D into offices (Class E) with the installation of a projecting balcony onto Barn A, conversion of existing Barns B and C into wedding venue facilities including a single storey infill between Barns B and C, installation of new fenestration and cladding, demolition of existing water tank to facilitate a new car parking area with access arrangements, cycle store and landscaping
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23/00239/FUL Refused
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Retention of temporary marquee
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22/00915/FULM Refused
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Retention of marquee
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22/00913/LBC Granted
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Retention of internal works to existing basement
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jul 2024
Received by Lichfield
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6 Aug 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Jul 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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8 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
63 documents on file for this application
- Conditions 3, 5, 6, 10 and 11
- Cou decision
- Supplementary report.rtf
- Planning committee 3 march 2025.pdf
- List of speakers 03.03.25.docx
- _great crested newt officer
- Proposed masterplan rev b - allocated parking
- Highways england response
- _national highways
- Highways england response
- Highways england response
- Updated masterplan
- Updated site location plan
- _ ecology manager - ldc
- Hra report
- _ arboricultural officer - ldc
- _ conservation officer - ldc
- _ ecology manager - ldc
- Mr duncan fisher
- _ spatial policy and delivery officer - ldc
- _ staffordshire highways
- _ archaeology officer - scc
- _ swinfen and packington parish council
- _ joint waste officer-ldc
- _ environmental health officer - ldc
- _nature space uk
- _nature space uk
- _staffordshire county council
- Applicationformredacted
- 3715 swinfen hall_design access statement_barns
- 210471-05 ts final
- Ox.swin.02 swinfen hall heritage impact assessment june 2023
- Preliminary ecological appraisal - swinfen hall hotel lichfield ws14 9re
- Ps - swinfen
- 3715 - 100 - swinfen hall barns - site location plan
- 3715 - 101 - swinfen hall barns - existing site plan
- 3715 - 102 - swinfen hall barns - existing plans
- 3715 - 103 - swinfen hall barns - existing elevations_barns a b
- 3715 - 104 - swinfen hall barns - existing elevations_barns c d
- 3715 - 106 - swinfen hall barns - proposed masterplan
- 3715 - 107 - swinfen hall barns - proposed barns masterplan
- 3715 - 108 - swinfen hall barns - proposed plans_barn a - offices
- 3715 - 109 - swinfen hall barns - proposed barn a elevations
- 3715 - 110 - swinfen hall barns - proposed plan_barns b c - wedding venue
- 3715 - 112 - swinfen hall barns - proposed elevations_barns b c - wedding venue
- 3715 - 113 - swinfen hall barns - proposed plans_barn d - offices
- 3715 - 114 - swinfen hall barns - proposed elevations_barn d - offices
- 3715 - 115 - swinfen hall barns - proposed roof plan_barn a - offices
- 3715 - 116 - swinfen hall barns - proposed roof plan_barns b c - wedding venue
- 3715 - 117 - swinfen hall barns - proposed roof plan_barn d - offices
- 3715 - 118 - swinfen hall barns - proposed vehicular pedestrian routes
- 3715 - 820 - swinfen hall barns - proposed external visuals_barns b c - wedding
- 3715 - 821 - swinfen hall barns - proposed internal visuals_barns b c - wedding
- 3715 - 119 - swinfen hall barns - site survey
- 3715 - 120 - swinfen hall barns - proposed cycle store details
- 30022 lichfield the_statutory_biodiversity_metric_calculation_tool_-_macro_disab
- Lichfield statutory_biodiversity_metric_condition_assessments-_feb24 - baseline
- Lichfield statutory_biodiversity_metric_condition_assessments-_feb24 - proposed
- Np-009581(b) - noise impact assessment - nova acoustics ltd
- 23.0875 - swinfen hall - structural survey report
- 3715 - 007 bng tree planting plan
- 30022 lichfield ecology report
- Ael-18844-a-tcp-tree constraints plan.pdf
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Lichfield granted permission on 11 July 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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