Planning application
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of vacant upper floors to form 2no 2 bedroom apartments (first and second floor)
As published by the council, reference 26/00196/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00196/COU
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 18 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Stowe
- Parish
- Lichfield City
- Postcode
- WS13 6JX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lichfield register
This site has had 6 applications since 2021: 4 approved, 2 refused.
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26/00544/LBC Granted
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Works to Listed building to enable the conversion of vacant upper floors to form 2no. 2 bedroom apartments (first and second floor)
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24/00662/ADV Refused
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Display of projecting lettering and 2no. barbers poles (Retrospective Application)
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24/00661/LBC Refused
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Works to Listed Building consisting of internal works to existing retail unit, redecoration of existing shopfront, new signage and associated works (Retrospective Application)
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21/00044/LBC Granted
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Change of Use from offices (Use Class E) 2No. 2 bed apartments (Use Class C3) with associated internal and external works
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21/00043/COU Granted
3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
Change of Use from offices (Use Class E) to 2No. 2 bed apartments (Use Class C3) with associated internal and external works
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Lichfield
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17 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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18 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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18 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00197/LBC (Decided)
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
The George Hotel Applicant, registered in Sherborne
Dissolved · incorporated 2012 · Sherborne
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18 documents on file for this application
- Cou decision
- Planning report
- _lichfield civic society
- _lichfield civic society
- _ environmental health officer - ldc
- _staffordshire highways
- _ lichfield city council planning
- _ joint waste officer-ldc
- Applicationformredacted
- Locationplan
- 1628_01 proposed floor plans
- 1628_02 proposed elevations
- 1628_03 site plans
- 1628_04 separating floor upgrade
- Adc-2210-101
- Noise
- Heritage and design
- Sustain
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Lichfield granted permission on 18 September 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 this record
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3 Market Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6JX
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