Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR
Approved on 30 April 2026
Council decision: Approve19 conditions
Proposal
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 infrastructure, landscaping and open space, pursuant to outline consent 19/00753/OUTMEI
- Received
- 10 October 2025
- Council
- Lichfield District Council
- Ward
- Armitage With Handsacre
- ReceivedReceived10 Oct
- ValidatedValidated13 Oct
- Consult.Consultation8 Apr
- TargetTarget Date30 Apr
- DecidedDecided30 Apr
Decided in 199 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a new dwelling at Former Rugeley Power Station Armitage Road Armitage Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 1PR. Lichfield has handled 3,798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 199 days, 21 weeks longer than Lichfield's typical decision time. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 35 applications across Armitage With Handsacre. We hold 513 applications in total for the WS15 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- WS15 1PR
- Parish
- Armitage With Handsacre
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 October 2025
- Consultation end
- 8 April 2026
- Target decision date
- 30 April 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Frank Whitley
Additional information
- Documents
- 262
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202621 Sep
Non-material Amendment to 19/00753/OUTMEI
PendingNon-material amendment19/00753/AMD7 - 20267 Sep
Section 73 application to vary Condition 2 (Approved drawings), 3 (Ecology), 7 (Drainage), 8 (Affordable…
PendingVariation of conditions (s73)26/01103/OUTMEI - 202624 Aug
Discharge of condition 24 (External Lighting Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI
PendingDischarge of conditions19/00753/DSCH37 - 202629 Jul
Discharge of condition 5 (Phasing Scheme) of permission 19/00753/OUTMEI
WithdrawnDischarge of conditions19/00753/DSCH36 - 202528 Feb
Screening Opinion: Development of a 200MW (Megawatt) Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) Facility and…
ApprovedScreening Opinion25/00277/SCREE
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- Land at Rugeley Power Station, Armitage Road, RugeleyCH/19/201/X · ConditionsWithdrawn0.0 mi
- Rugeley B Power Station, Power Station Road, Rugeley, WS15 2HSCH/23/0303 · ConditionsAwaiting decision0.1 mi
- Former Rugeley Power Station, RugeleyCH/25/0130 · FullApproved0.1 mi
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Need an ecological survey or mitigation plan? Ecologists near this site
Condition 4 on the decision asks for this.
- 4.7 miHednesford
- 5.6 miBurntwood
- 6.4 miLichfield
Nearest first, within 25 miles of the site. Every firm is listed free.
Contractors near this project
Find contractors for new builds near this site- AMI Electrical LtdElectrician0.2 mi
- P W Installations (UK) LtdWindow & Door Installer0.4 mi
- G Evans Services LtdCarpentersBuilders0.4 mi
- S J Woolley & Sons LtdBuilding controlsCommercial & industrial electrical installations0.5 mi
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