Planning application
The Cottage The Drive Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9QT
Works: Extension Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
First floor bedroom extension
As published by the council, reference 26/00319/FUH
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00319/FUH
- Type
- Full Application (Householder)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 10 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Bourne Vale
- Parish
- Swinfen And Packington
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- WS14 9QT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Mar 2026
Received by Lichfield
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15 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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22 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Lichfield refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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