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Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

Granted Lichfield 25/00768/FUL Full Application

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Erection of a substation and associated infrastructure

As published by the council, reference 25/00768/FUL

Application record

Reference
25/00768/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approve
Received
19 Jun 2025
Validated
20 Jun 2025
Decided
18 Dec 2025
Ward
Longdon
Parish
Curborough And Elmhurst
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Lichfield register

This site has had 11 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 2 refused.

  • 26/00668/REMM Awaiting decision

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 (approved drawings) of permission 25/00178/REMM to allow the partial replan of Phases E and G on the approved phasing plan and a complete replan of Phases F and J (bringing the total number of dwellings to 705)

    Submitted 28 May 2026
  • 26/00393/FUL Awaiting decision

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Application under section 106a of The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to modify the mortgage the Exclusion Clause set out in the Section 106 agreement of application 14/00057/OUTMEI to plots 35-46; 53-68; 127-140; 154-159; 163-168; 173-174; 185-190; 201-2017; and 211-212, Watery Lane, Lichfield

    Submitted 18 Mar 2026 Full applications
  • 25/00144/FUL Granted

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Section 73 application to vary condition 2 of permission 19/00732/OUTMEI relating to implementation of development (Condition 2 to read "the development in any relevant phase hereby approved shall be begun either before the expiration of three years from 13th February 2017 (the date of the granting of 14/00057/OUTMEI), or before the expiration of two years from the date of approval of the last reserved matter to be approved for the first phase, whichever is the later.")

    Decided 4 Jul 2025 Amendments
  • 24/01285/FULM Withdrawn

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Section 73 application to vary Condition 17 permission 19/00732/OUTMEI relating to providing a scheme of highway improvements for the junction of Watery Lane and Eastern Avenue

    Decided 24 Sep 2025 Amendments
  • 24/00492/OUTMEI Refused

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Section 73 application to vary conditions 16 and 17 of permission 19/00732/OUTMEI relating to the submission of a scheme highway improvements

    Decided 22 Jul 2024 Amendments
  • 24/00491/FUL Refused

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Formation of a temporary bell mouth access on to Watery Lane

    Decided 13 Aug 2024 Full applications
  • 23/00780/ADV Granted

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Retention of free standing hoarding sign

    Decided 5 Sep 2023 Advertising
  • 22/00215/REMM Granted

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Local Centre (Phase M) pursuant to Section 73 permission 19/00732/OUTMEI (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 6, 9, 23, 29, 31, 33, 34 of application 14/00057/OUTMEI)

    Decided 12 Jul 2023 Reserved matters
  • 22/00037/REM Awaiting decision

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for community building (Phase C) pursuant to Section 73 permission 19/00732/OUTMEI (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 6, 9, 23, 29, 31, 33, 34 of application 14/00057/OUTMEI)

    Submitted 7 Jan 2022 Reserved matters
  • 22/00040/REMM Granted

    Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for residential phases (Phases D, E, F, G, H, I and J) pursuant to Section 73 permission 19/00732/OUTMEI (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 6, 9, 23, 29, 31, 33, 34 of application 14/00057/OUTMEI)

    Decided 7 Jul 2023 Reserved matters

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Received by Lichfield

  2. 20 Jun 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 18 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 22 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

  • Ful decision Decision Notice · 18 Dec 2025
  • Planning report Planning Report · 18 Dec 2025
  • _ environmental health officer - ldc Consultation Responses · 22 Nov 2025
  • _ ecology manager - ldc Consultation Responses · 27 Oct 2025
  • _ flood risk officer - scc Consultation Responses · 21 Oct 2025
  • _staffordshire highways Consultation Responses · 17 Oct 2025
  • Applicationformredacted Application Form · 20 Jun 2025
  • Edp4458_r033---bng exemption note Additional Information · 20 Jun 2025
  • Daci-4126-e10 - rev 02 - substation plinth(33862227.1) Proposed Plans / Elevations · 20 Jun 2025
  • 70305.01 the lakes substation planning statement 10.06.25(33862016.1) Planning Statement · 20 Jun 2025

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What this grant of permission means

Lichfield granted permission on 18 December 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.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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    25/01471/FULM Submitted 26 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Erection of a building for a nursery (Use Class E(f)), erection of 6 no. units and conversion of part of existing agricultural building for craft workshops, studio space, gym, light industrial use and light commercial uses (Use Class E(d), Class E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), Class E(a) Class E(b), Class F(b)), a new commercial storage building (Use Class B8), new external sales area for the garden centre, cycle shelter, and all other related works, including associated landscaping and surfacing, the removal of existing steel frame and storage containers

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  • Curborough Hall Farm, Lichfield Garden Centre Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 8ES

    23/00748/PNC Submitted 29 Jun 2023 100 yards away

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  • Land North East Of Watery Lane (Care Home Land (Parcel L)) Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    24/00738/FULM Submitted 1 Jul 2024 150 yards away

    Creation of a temporary NHBC Training Hub to include site cabins, covered training areas, hardstanding, car parking and associated works

    Granted Full applications 37 docs
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  • Land And Buildings Off Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    24/00611/REMM Submitted 28 May 2024 150 yards away

    Section 73 Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of Planning Application ref: 21/01859/REMM dated 07/07/2023. Variation to consist of installation of new secondary controlled access to the craft centre for the purposes of car park management and site maintenance onto the spine road

    Granted Amendments 9 docs

  • Land North East Of Watery Lane Curborough Lichfield Staffordshire

    22/00215/REMM Submitted 8 Feb 2022 200 yards away

    Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Local Centre (Phase M) pursuant to Section 73 permission 19/00732/OUTMEI (Variation of conditions 2, 3, 6, 9, 23, 29, 31, 33, 34 of application 14/00057/OUTMEI)

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