New housing in Lichfield District Council
We read Lichfield District Council's planning register every day. We hold 12,166 of its planning applications going back to 2013, and 112 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.
It delivered 232% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.
Key facts
- Local Plan
- Not recorded yet.
- Five-year housing land supply
- Not recorded yet.
- Housing Delivery Test
- 232% (2025)
- Local Plan sites we hold
- None loaded yet.
- Planning applications we hold
- 12,166
Applications for new homes, by year
Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.
| Year | Applications | Approved | Refused |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 94 | 34 | 24 |
| 2025 | 102 | 55 | 31 |
| 2024 | 84 | 45 | 25 |
| 2023 | 106 | 75 | 24 |
| 2022 | 108 | 70 | 27 |
| 2021 | 93 | 66 | 17 |
The largest housing schemes of the last three years
| Homes | Site | Status | Made |
|---|---|---|---|
| 985 | Land North Of Ashby Road (Arkall Farm) Tamworth Staffordshire Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except for access) for the phased development of up to 985 homes, local centre, community building/pavilion, sports pitches, public open space, landscaping… 26/01227/OUTMEI | Awaiting decision | 13 Oct 2026 |
| 800 | Land North Of Gillway Lane Tamworth Staffordshire Scoping Opinion: Development of up to 800 dwellings, land for a potential primary school, land for a potential small retail/convenience store and public open space 26/01170/SCOPE | Decided | 23 Sept 2026 |
| 547 | Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR Approval of reserved matters (layout, scale, appearance and landscaping) for the erection of 547 dwellings (open market and affordable) comprising a mix of 1, 2, 3 and 4 bed units, alongside with associated… 25/01265/REMM | Approved | 13 Oct 2025 |
| 520 | Land At Cricket Lane Lichfield Staffordshire Application for reserved matters approval (layout, appearance, scale and landscaping) pursuant to application 18/01217/OUTFLM for a residential development comprising of 520 dwellings 24/00137/REMM | Approved | 19 Feb 2024 |
| 500 | Land North Of Hay End Lane Fradley Lichfield Staffordshire Outline planning application for up to 500 dwellings (all matters reserved matters except for a new access onto Hay End Lane), new sports provision consisting of playing fields, sports pavilion and associated parking… 25/00985/OUTMEI | Awaiting decision | 12 Aug 2025 |
| 500 | Land North Of Streethay Burton Road Streethay Lichfield Staffordshire Scoping Opinion: Proposed residential-led mixed use development (up to 500 new homes together with play areas, allotments, public open space, drainage and supporting works). 25/00340/SCOPE | Decided | 13 Mar 2025 |
| 450 | Land At Grove Hill Chester Road Aldridge Walsall Staffordshire Screening Opinion: Erection of up to 450 dwellings, the creation of new public open space and associated infrastructure 26/00721/SCREE | Decided | 12 Jun 2026 |
| 450 | Land Off Burntwood Way Burntwood Staffordshire Screening Opinion: Proposed residential development of up to 450 residential dwellings, cycle and pedestrian links, access points, green and blue infrastructure provision and associated infrastructure and enabling works 25/00723/SCREE | Decided | 12 Jun 2025 |
| 430 | Land South Of Highfields Road Chasetown Burntwood Staffordshire Outline application (with all matters reserved except access onto Highfields Road) for up to 430 homes (Use Class C3), public open space, pedestrian and cycle links, play area, drainage, landscaping, and all other… 26/00236/OUTMEI | Awaiting decision | 27 Feb 2026 |
| 350 | Land At Farewell Lane Burntwood Staffordshire Screening Opinion: Environmental Impact Assessment for residential development of up to 350 dwellings 26/01169/SCREE | Decided | 22 Sept 2026 |
Towns and villages
See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.
Where this comes from
- Planning applications: Lichfield District Council's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
- Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
- How fields are scored: how the score works.