The Stables Marsh Barn Farm Uttoxeter Road Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4EA
Refused on 22 September 2026
Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Works to listed building including the erection of a side porch
- Received
- 7 August 2026
- Public comments
- 0 · last counted 6 November 2026
- Council
- Lichfield District Council
- Ward
- Armitage With Handsacre
- ReceivedReceived7 Aug
- ValidatedValidated10 Aug
- Consult.Consultation4 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Sep
Decided in 43 days
About this application
This is a planning application for a porch at The Stables Marsh Barn Farm Uttoxeter Road Handsacre Rugeley Staffordshire WS15 4EA. Lichfield has handled 3,798 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Lichfield's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application 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.
Why it was refused
- The proposed erection of a side porch, by virtue of its location, domestic architectural form and detailing, would introduce an incongruous addition to this simple historic form and character of this Grade II listed agrarian building detracting from the linear form and features of the main gable feature and its historic surroundings. Section 66 (1) of the Planning (Listed Building and Conservation Area Act) 1990 is engaged by this proposal and has been addressed above. Therefore, with all the above taken into consideration the proposal would fail to preserve the special architectural and historic interest of this listed building and its surroundings and would result in 'less than substantial harm' to the significance of the designated heritage asset and where no public benefit has been identified or justified in this case.. The proposal would therefore be considered contrary to Core Policy 3, 14 and BE1 of the Lichfield District Local Plan Strategy, Policy BE2 of the Allocations Document, Policy AH5 of the Handsacre Neighbourhood Plan, the guidance in the Historic Environment SPD, Rural Buildings SPD and the
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- WS15 4EA
- Parish
- Armitage With Handsacre
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 4 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Applicant
- Private applicant
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Jessica Cliffe
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
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 (21)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, 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.
Associated applications
- 202612 Aug
Erection of a side porch
RefusedApplicationFiled alongside26/00987/FUH - 202610 Aug
Works to listed building including the erection of a side porch
This applicationRefusedListed building consent26/00986/LBC
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