Planning application
Swinfen Hall Hotel The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9RE
Works: New dwelling Extension Windows or glazing Several homes
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference 26/00266/COU
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00266/COU
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bourne Vale
- Parish
- Swinfen And Packington
- 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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26/00267/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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24/00806/COUM Granted
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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23/00784/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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2 Mar 2026
Received by Lichfield
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9 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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24 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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24 Sep 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
- Application: 26/00267/LBC (Decided)
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
52 documents on file for this application
- Cou decision
- Planning report
- _ ecology manager - ldc
- 3715 - 118b - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed basement pool gym
- Additional heritage justification
- Emergence survey be0109.r.01.2
- _ ecology manager - ldc
- Emergence survey
- _ archaeology officer - scc
- Archaeology report v2
- _ arboricultural officer - ldc
- _ archaeology officer - scc
- _historic england
- _ environmental health officer - ldc
- _ ecology manager - ldc
- _national highways
- _ swinfen and packington parish council
- _ staffordshire highways
- Be0109.xls.01.1 swinfen hall, lichfield bng metric (baseline only).xlsm
- _great crested newt officer
- _great crested newt officer
- _ joint waste officer-ldc
- Applicationformredacted
- 3715 - 001a - swinfen hall apartments - site location plan - existing
- 3715 - 002a - swinfen hall apartments - site location plan - proposed
- 3715 - 100 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall existing basement plan
- 3715 - 101 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall existing plans
- 3715 - 102 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall existing elevations
- 3715 - 103 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall existing elevations - with demo
- 3715 - 110d - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed basement plan
- 3715 - 111d - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed ground floor plan
- 3715 - 112 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed first floor plan
- 3715 - 113 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall second floor plan
- 3715 - 114 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed elevations
- 3715 - 115 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall typical details
- 3715 - 116 - swinfen apartments - main hall external door joinery details
- 3715 - 117 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall door joinery details a-g
- 3715 - 119 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed basement pool plantroo
- 3715 - 120 - swinfen hall apartments - main hall proposed mezzanine
- 3715 - 121a - swinfen hall apartments - east bothy - existing plan elevations
- 3715 - 122a - swinfen hall apartments - east bothy - proposed plan elevations
- 3715 - 901c - swinfen hall apartments - proposed landscape updates
- 3715 - 910a - swinfen hall apartments - existing masterplan
- 3715 - 911c - swinfen hall apartments - proposed masterplan
- 3715 - design and access statement_swinfen hall apartments
- Be0109 condition assessments
- Be0109.r.01.1 swinfen hall lichfield
- Be0109.xls.01.1 swinfen hall lichfield bng metric (baseline only)
- Aeg9519_ws14_lichfield_01
- 211433-02-transport statement final
- R004v1_built heritage statement p24-1559_compressed
- 260224-swinfen hall conversion application
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Lichfield granted permission on 24 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.
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