Planning application
Poplars 47 St Matthews Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EN
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Use of site to provide a total of 14 supported living units for adults (16+) (Sch 1)
As published by the council, reference 26/01024/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01024/CLE
- Category
- Lawful development
- Status
- Decided
- Received
- 13 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Highfield
- Parish
- Burntwood
- Postcode
- WS7 9EN
Site history
Applications at this address on the Lichfield register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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26/00361/CLE Refused
Poplars 47 St Matthews Road Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 9EN
Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): To confirm the exisitng use of residental C3 is lawful
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2026
Received by Lichfield
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1 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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23 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Pending Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
- _ burntwood town council
- _consultation responses
- _consultation responses
- Statement of case
- Applicationformredacted
- 1250 site plan
- 200 scale block plan
- Fire zones
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
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About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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