Dolly Cottage Dollymakers Hill Cross Ash Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LT

1. 24 Aug 2026

   Received by Lichfield

2. 28 Aug 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Lichfield took a median of 62 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Lichfield for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Lichfield is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.

Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.

• Dolly Cottage Dollymakers Hill Cross Ash Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4LT

  26/00772/CLP Submitted 23 Jun 2026 0m away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~19 Aug

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Erection of a single storey rear extension and single storey side extension and full width rear dormer

  Decided Lawful development Extension Loft or dormer
  Small domestic

• Windmill Bank Cottage Windmill Bank Gentleshaw Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4NH

  23/00645/CLE Submitted 2 Jun 2023 416m away

  Certificate of Lawfulness (Existing): Retention of detached outbuilding for garden room / home office

  Granted Lawful development 2 docs