Garage conversion planning approval rate in Lichfield
93% of 215 decided garage conversion applications in Lichfield were approved.
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
A similar project nearby can help you understand the council's decisions. Its outcome does not establish what will be acceptable at your address.
93%
Approval rate, all years, from 215 decided
215
decided garage conversion applications in Lichfield: 201 approved, 14 refused
98%
Recent rate, decided since 2022, from 98 decided
How to read these rates
These are historical outcomes for the applications in our archive, not the chance of approval for your property. Compare the same project type and read the decided count alongside each percentage.
About the planning data
Rate = approved divided by approved plus refused, using the decisions in our classified archive. Rates are withheld as unknown where fewer than 8 records of that project type were decided. Withdrawn applications are excluded.
Recent means records dated 2022 or later. Records without a year are excluded from the recent rate but remain in the all-years figure. Historical coverage varies by council, and duplicate application references may remain in the archive.
Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England. The wider 20.6 million application catalogue is accessible through PlanIT; it is not the dataset used to calculate these percentages.
Read the full methodology and coverage notes.
Project types and outcomes are classified from council records. Check the original application and decision notice before relying on an individual example. A page rebuild does not mean every council record has just been refreshed.
Example garage conversion decisions in Lichfield
These examples deliberately include approved and refused applications where available. They are not a representative sample or a list of the latest decisions. Look up each reference on the council's planning search to read the plans and decision notice.
| Reference | Year | Decision | Application |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25/01554/CLP | 2026 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Conversion of garage to form sitting room and utility and erection of front porch beneath existing canopy 7 Oakwood Close Shenstone Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0JJ |
| 26/00072/FUH | 2026 | Approved | Rear ground floor extension together with part garage conversion 35 Mason Avenue Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 0FL |
| 26/00225/CLP | 2026 | Approved | Certificate of Lawfullness (Proposed): Garage conversion & new porch. 5 Willow Avenue Burntwood Staffordshire WS7 0HD |
| 24/00265/CLP | 2024 | Refused | Certificate of Lawfulness (Proposed): Conversion of garage into habitable use and changes to fenestration 142 Netherstowe Lane Netherstowe Lichfield Staffordshire WS13 6BA |
| 24/00519/FUH | 2024 | Refused | Garage conversion to bedroom and en-suite, car port, solar panels to main roof and new vertical tile hanging Mavesyn House Church Lane Mavesyn Ridware Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 3QE |
| 20/01649/FUH | 2021 | Refused | Conversion of existing garage and extension forming a new garage with accommodation above, front extension of existing living room and creation of covered po... Oak Tree Manor 34 Nursery Lane Hopwas Tamworth Staffordshire B78 3AS |
About the planning data
Checked against 20.6 million UK planning applications on file across 420 planning authorities. Approval rates from 2,343,419 decisions we classified across 181 councils in England.
Other project types in Lichfield
- Single-storey rear extension 94%, 1,494 decided
- Two-storey rear extension 91%, 656 decided
- Wraparound extension 96%, 170 decided
- Side extension 91%, 858 decided
- Loft conversion and dormer 88%, 224 decided
- Rooflight 94%, 143 decided
- Outbuilding and garden room 84%, 322 decided
- Porch 93%, 238 decided
- Basement 81%, 31 decided
- Window and door 94%, 250 decided