Extension (General) approval rate in Lichfield
Lichfield approved 86.3% of extension (general) applications, based on 227 decisions analysed.
Last updated: September 2026
86.3%
extension (general) approval rate
227
Extension (General) decisions
196
Approved
31
Refused
83.9%
Lichfield overall
Extension (General) applications are approved more often than the Lichfield average (83.9%), suggesting the council is relatively receptive to these projects.
How extension (general) compares in Lichfield
Extension (General)
86.3%
Lichfield all applications
83.9%
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Other project types in Lichfield
90.1%
83.6%
86.7%
75.9%
77.0%
87.9%
84.0%
93.8%
83.3%
89.5%
80.8%
77.8%