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The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire

Awaiting decision Stafford 26/41738/LBC Listed Building Consent_Alts & Extn

Works: New dwelling

Relates to 26/41737/FUL

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential use (Use Class C3) to form 9 self-contained apartments. (In conjunction with 26/41737/FUL)

As published by the council, reference 26/41738/LBC

Application record

Reference
26/41738/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent_Alts & Extn
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
20 Jan 2026
Validated
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Forebridge
Parish
Stafford M B

Site history

Applications at this address on the Stafford register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • 26/41737/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire

    Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential use (Use Class C3) to form 8 self-contained apartments. Linked with 26/41738/LBC

    Submitted 20 Jan 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 Jan 2026

    Received by Stafford

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 15 June 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Stafford took a median of 134 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 26/41737/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire

    Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential use (Use Class C3) to form 8 self-contained apartments. Linked with 26/41738/LBC

    Submitted 20 Jan 2026 Full applications

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 26/41737/FUL Awaiting decision

    The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire

    Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential use (Use Class C3) to form 8 self-contained apartments. Linked with 26/41738/LBC

    Submitted 20 Jan 2026 Full applications

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Bauen Design Agent, a design practice registered in Glasgow

Active · incorporated 2018 · Glasgow

9 applications on PlanIndex · across 7 councils

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Documents

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Stafford for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Stafford decided heritage and listed building applications in a median of 159 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About heritage and listed building applications

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