Highfield planning approval rate
Highfield ward in Lichfield has a 80.8% approval rate based on 73 planning decisions. Lichfield overall: 84.9%.
Last updated: March 2026
80.8%
ward approval rate
73
Decisions
59
Approved
14
Refused
84.9%
Lichfield average
Highfield is 4.1 percentage points below the Lichfield average, suggesting slightly tighter scrutiny in this ward. Preparation matters more here.
How Highfield compares
Highfield ward
80.8%
Lichfield overall
84.9%
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Recent decisions in Highfield
Single storey side extension · Wed 14 Jan 2026
Conversion of the existing barns into four dwellings with gardens and all other · Wed 24 Dec 2025
Agricultural Determination: Erection of a general purpose agricultural buildingP · Wed 29 Oct 2025
Replacement of cement render, erection of a single storey rear extension and det · Fri 24 Oct 2025
Works to listed building to enable the replacement of cement render, erection of · Fri 24 Oct 2025
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Less than one set of revised drawings. Based on 2,583 decisions.