4 Howdle Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3RB

1. 11 Nov 2024

   Received by Lichfield

2. 12 Nov 2024

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 16 Dec 2024

   Decision issued: Certificate of Lawfulness approved

4. 26 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

• 4 Howdle Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3RB

  24/00799/FUH Submitted 19 Jul 2024 2m away

  Retention of a porch to the front of the property

  Refused Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 2 Glover Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3RA

  24/00251/FUH Submitted 26 Feb 2024 126m away

  Two storey rear extension and garage conversion to playroom

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Steel Processing Midlands Ltd Unit 14 Burntwood Business Park Zone 4 Milestone Way Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3XD

  23/01426/PNPV Submitted 19 Dec 2023 176m away

  Prior Notification: Installation of roof mounted solar panels (372 x Trina Vertex 425w Panels & 1 x 90kW SolarEdge Inverter)

  Granted Prior approval 10 docs

• Land To The West Of Cannock Road And North Of Robin Road Burntwood Business Park Zone 3 Cannel Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3FU

  24/00562/FULM Submitted 15 May 2024 221m away

  Section 73 application to vary condition 18 of permission 22/01225/FULM relating to operating hours for block C (C1, C2 and C3)

  Granted Amendments 9 docs

• 1 Brawn Croft Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3QS

  24/00351/FUH Submitted 20 Mar 2024 227m away

  Single storey side extension with part garage conversion

  Granted Householder Extension
  Small domestic

• Unit 1 Burntwood Business Park Zone 3 Benches Close Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 3FR

  01/00472/CPO Submitted 2 May 2001 239m away

  2.4m palisade fencing

  Decided Outline

• 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