Planning application
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consent 19/00753/OUTMEI
As published by the council, reference 25/01265/REMM
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01265/REMM
- Type
- Approval of Reserved Matters (Major)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 30 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Armitage With Handsacre
- Parish
- Armitage With Handsacre
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WS15 1PR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lichfield register
This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01103/OUTMEI Awaiting decision
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved drawings), 3 (Ecology), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Affordable housing Statement), 7 (Drainage Strategy) and 15 (Noise) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI to allow changes to the site layout, housing mix, house types, relocation of pumping station and attenuation pond
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19/00753/DSCH37 Awaiting decision
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Discharge of condition 24 (External Lighting Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI
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19/00753/DSCH36 Awaiting decision
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Discharge of condition 5 (Phasing Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI
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23/01237/REMM Granted
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Reserved matters (access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale, pursuant to Condition 4 of application 19/00753/OUTMEI) for the construction of an All Through School with MUGA, sports pitches, sports hall, car parking and associated facilities and infrastructure. (Amended scheme to supersede that approved under application 21/01120/REMM).
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23/00064/FULM Granted
Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Erection of a 132kV GIS substation integrated into the existing 400kV substation, including new GIS building, substation equipment, access road, loading and parking area, fencing and associated works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Lichfield
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13 Oct 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
262 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lichfield granted permission on 30 April 2026, 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 reserved matters applications
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, judged against that permission rather than the principle of development. More in our guide to planning application types.
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