Ivy Cottage Bickford Road Whiston Staffordshire ST19 5QH

1. 8 Jun 2021

   Received by South Staffordshire

2. 15 Sep 2021

   Decision issued: APPROVED

3. 8 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• Ivy House Farm Bickford Road Whiston Staffordshire ST19 5QH

  21/01090/FUL Submitted 1 Oct 2021 118m away

  Single storey rear kitchen extension, two-storey front bay window extension, new chimney stack and various internal and external alterations to dwelling (application partly retrospective).

  Granted Full applications Extension Windows or glazing 13 docs
  Small domestic

• Ivy House Farm Bickford Road Whiston Staffordshire ST19 5QH

  21/01090/COND Submitted 10 Feb 2023 118m away

  Discharge of conditions - Condition 3 - Details of all external materials to be used in the construction of the extension to be submitted and approved. Condition 4 - Full details of all external joinery including windows, doors or roof lights, and proposed exterior finish to be submitted and approved.

  Split decision Conditions Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs

• The Old Mission Bickford Road Whiston Staffordshire ST19 5QH

  21/00369/LUP Submitted 9 Apr 2021 161m away

  Proposed 3 metre Double Storey Rear Extension. External Leisure Facility (more than 2 metres from the boundary and less than 4 metres in height). External Garage and Machine Store (more than 2 metres from the boundary and less than 4 metres in height).

  Granted Lawful development Extension 10 docs

• 2 Whiston Cottage Whiston Road Whiston STAFFORD ST19 5QH

  21/00128/FUL Submitted 9 Feb 2021 244m away

  Proposed two storey extension to the left elevation. Proposed single storey extension to the rear of the property. Proposed double garage.

  Refused Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• Whiston Barns Whiston Road Whiston STAFFORD ST19 5QH

  21/00689/AGRRES Submitted 25 Jun 2021 257m away

  Conversion of a single existing agricultural building into No.2 detached 4-bedroom dwelling houses

  Refused Other 10 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00402/LUE Granted

  The Bothy Patshull Park Burnhill Green WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HY

  Lawful Development Certificate that the operational development on site constitutes a material operation so that the permission under 16/00993/FUL has been implemented and remains extant.

  5 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00444/LUP Granted

  Noverton Nurton Hill Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HQ

  Single storey side extension no more than half the width of the original building with 4m rear extension

  18 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00474/LUP Granted

  Old Nurton Nurton Hill Road Pattingham WOLVERHAMPTON WV6 7HQ

  Proposed 2no. double storey rear extensions (each protruding 3m) and single storey side extension (less than half the width of original dwelling).

  30 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00464/LUP Granted

  1 Clover Ridge Cheslyn Hay WALSALL WS6 7DP

  Single storey rear extension

  26 May 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00129/LUP Granted

  Westcroft House Cannock Road Westcroft WOLVERHAMPTON WV10 8QW

  Proposed outbuilding

  4 Mar 2026 Lawful development