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Planning Approval Rates by Ward in Lichfield

Planning outcomes in Lichfield are highly localised. The gap between the most and least permissive wards is 19.0% — that's not noise, it's a fundamentally different planning environment depending on where you live.

2,991 real decisions·22 wards·Updated August 2026
96.0%
Highest: Boley Park
77.0%
Lowest: Little Aston And Sto
19.0%
Gap
22
Wards
84.5% approved overall. But 464 applications refused since 2020. Where you live in Lichfield shifts your odds by up to 19.0%. The council average doesn't tell you which side of that gap you're on.

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All 22 wards ranked

#WardDecisionsApprovedRefusedRate
1Boley Park75723
96.0%
2Leomansley17216111
93.6%
3Summerfield And All Saints50464
92.0%
4Whittington And Streethay25422826
89.8%
5Boney Hay And Central64577
89.1%
6Chadsmead908010
88.9%
7Stowe28925435
87.9%
8Chase Terrace51447
86.3%
9Curborough34295
85.3%
10Shenstone12210418
85.2%
11St Johns17815028
84.3%
12Alrewas And Fradley22218735
84.2%
13Colton And The Ridwares1129418
83.9%
14Fazeley917615
83.5%
15Chasetown867115
82.6%
16Hammerwich With Wall15312627
82.4%
17Armitage With Handsacre16213329
82.1%
18Longdon19815840
79.8%
19Highfield876918
79.3%
20Mease Valley927220
78.3%
21Bourne Vale13910831
77.7%
22Little Aston And Stonnall26120160
77.0%
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What the data tells us

1
A 19.0% gap separates the best and worst wards. Boley Park approves 96.0% of applications while Little Aston And Stonnall approves just 77.0%. That's a fundamentally different planning environment.
2
High volume doesn't mean high approval. Some of the busiest wards aren't the most permissive. The number of applications a ward processes tells you nothing about how likely yours is to succeed.
3
Ward averages are a starting point, not a guarantee. Your specific outcome depends on your property, your neighbours, your proposal type and the comparable decisions near your address.

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Methodology: Covers 2,991 planning decisions in Lichfield, January 2020 to August 2026. Approval rate = approved / (approved + refused). Pending, withdrawn and invalid excluded. Ward boundaries reflect current electoral divisions. Data from Lichfield Council's public planning portal. Full methodology →
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