176 Upper St John Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9EF
Refused on 29 May 2026
Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal
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Proposal
Erection of a two storey side extension, single storey rear extension, conversion of existing garage to home office, replacement front porch and alterations to external fenestration
- Received
- 2 April 2026
- Council
- Lichfield District Council
- Ward
- St Johns
- ReceivedReceived2 Apr
- ValidatedValidated10 Apr
- Consult.Consultation1 May
- TargetTarget Date5 Jun
- DecidedDecided29 May
Decided in 49 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a single storey rear extension at 176 Upper St John Street Lichfield Staffordshire WS14 9EF. Lichfield has handled 1,745 applications of this type. This one was decided in 57 days, 8 days longer than Lichfield's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 41 applications across St Johns. We hold 1,085 applications in total for the WS14 postcode area.
88% of full applications at Lichfield District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).
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Why it was refused
- The proposed two-storey side extension, by reason of its scale, siting, massing and design, would fail to appear subordinate to the host dwelling and would result in a visually dominant and incongruous form of development. In particular, the extension is not appropriately set down or set back from the principal built form of the dwelling and would disrupt the established character and symmetry of this group of similarly designed dwellings along Upper St John Street. Furthermore, the proposed use of render as the principal external finishing material would appear out of keeping with the prevailing materials and appearance of the host dwelling and immediate neighbouring character of the neighbouring group pf properties, which are characterised by traditional brick finishes. The proposal would therefore fail to respond positively to the character and appearance of the surrounding area and would result in harm to the visual amenity and street scene and sense of place which this cohesive group provides . Accordingly, the proposal is contrary to Policy CP3 and BE1 of the Lichfield District Local Plan Strategy, the Sustainable Design SPD, Policy SU6.2 the Lichfield Design Code, and Section 12 of the National Planning Policy Framework, which seek to secure high quality design that responds positively to local character and context.
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WS14 9EF
- Application type
- Full Application (Householder)
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Lichfield City
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 April 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 5 May 2026
- Consultation start
- 10 April 2026
- Consultation end
- 1 May 2026
- Last date for comments
- 5 May 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Thurston King Architects 33 Coleshill Street Royal Sutton Coldfield West Midlands B72 1SD
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Site notice start
- 14 April 2026
- Site notice end
- 5 May 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 19
- Constraints
- 7
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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Also checked, none recorded (22)
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