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The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire

26/41737/FULFull ApplicationAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential use (Use Class C3) to form 9 self-contained apartments. Linked with 26/41738/LBC

Received
20 January 2026
Ward
Forebridge
Agent
Bauen Design
  1. Received20 Jan
  2. Validated20 Apr
  3. Consult.13 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at The Old Library Lichfield Road Stafford Staffordshire. Stafford has handled 3,847 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Stafford Town conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Forebridge.

85% of full applications at Stafford Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 13 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type
Full Application
Parish
Stafford M B

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 April 2026
Consultation expiry
20 May 2026
Consultation end
13 May 2026
Neighbour consultation end
13 May 2026
Last date for comments
20 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Bauen Design
Agent address
C/O Mr Nick Gallier 94 Broomfield Road Abmaston Telford Shropshire TF5 0AX

Publicity

Advertisement expiry
20 May 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Stafford
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St ChadOn or next to this site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Stafford Town Centre
  • Brownfield land register: 16 Martin Street Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2LBRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (19)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

  1. 2026
    20 Jan

    Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b) to residential…

    This applicationPendingFull26/41737/FUL
  2. 2026
    20 Jan

    Change of use of the ground floor from its lawful existing use as a restaurant (Use Class E(b)) to…

    PendingListed building consentPart of26/41738/LBC

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