Planning Approval Rate

Lichfields

94%of 101 decided applications approved
95%in the last 5 years (82 decided)

Lichfields has 129 planning applications in planning data across 21 councils, of which 101 have been decided.

Rear extensionSide extensionExtensionBasementNew dwellingChange of useListed building / conservationShopfront / commercialDemolitionRoof / fenestration

Approval rate by council

  • Southwark100%22/22 decided †
  • Brent94%16/17 decided
  • Sunderland89%8/9 decided
  • Lambeth88%7/8 decided
  • Enfield86%6/7 decided
  • Tower Hamlets100%5/5 decided †
  • BarnetNo data3/4 decided
  • WestminsterNo data4/4 decided †
  • BlackpoolNo data4/4 decided †
  • DoncasterNo data4/4 decided †
  • EalingNo data2/3 decided
  • LewishamNo data3/3 decided †
  • BoltonNo data2/2 decided †
  • GreenwichNo data2/2 decided †
  • WakefieldNo data2/2 decided †
  • StockportNo data2/2 decided †
  • City of LondonNo data1/1 decided †
  • SolihullNo data1/1 decided †
  • TamesideNo data1/1 decided †
  • BradfordNo data0/0 decided
  • TraffordNo data0/0 decided

† We hold no refused decisions for these councils in this period, so treat a full approval rate with caution.

Recent decisions

  • Land South Of Cutcacre Way Cutacre Way Bolton BL5 1EDBoltonApproved2026
  • Wembley National Stadium, Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0WSBrentApproved2026
  • Former Gatley Golf Club Styal Road Heald Green Cheadle SK8 3TWStockportApproved2026
  • Former Vaux Site Land North Of Saint Marys Boulevard SunderlandSunderlandApproved2026
  • Viceroy Indian Grafton Street Hyde Tameside SK14 2AXDemolitionTamesideApproved2026
  • 10-13 Hollybush Place, London, E2 9QXDemolitionTower HamletsApproved2026
  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HEWestminsterApproved2026
  • National Portrait Gallery 2 St Martin's Place London WC2H 0HEListed building / conservationWestminsterApproved2026
  • 1430 High Road London N20 9BSShopfront / commercialBarnetApproved2025
  • Wembley National Stadium, Olympic Way, Wembley, HA9 0WSBrentApproved2025
  • 54 King William Street London EC4R 9ADChange of useCity of LondonApproved2025
  • The London Eye The Queen's Walk London SE1 7PBLambethApproved2025
  • UNIT 2 OF BLOCK 2B OF PLOT 2, DEPTFORD LANDINGS, KINGWOOD APARTMENTS, WATERLINE WAY, LONDON, SE8 3JXLewishamApproved2025
  • The Bear Grylls Adventure National Exhibition Centre Pendigo Way Solihull B40 1PADemolitionSolihullApproved2025
  • Land Known As Devonshire Place 747-759 And 765-775 Old Kent Road And Land At Devonshire Grove London SE15 1NZDemolitionSouthwarkApproved2025
  • Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, SunderlandSunderlandApproved2025

Other firms with planning history

DP9 · 99%Alan Cox Associates · 63%Studio 136 Architects · 77%Montagu Evans · 95%QUOD · 99%KDB Building Designs · 76%Rolfe Judd Planning · 93%Savills · 84%Stuart Henley & Partners · 63%Turley · 95%RESI · 90%Gerald Eve · 100% †Avison Young · 91%Sterling Town Planning · 70%Construct 360 Ltd · 79%Town & Country Planning Limited · 63%MSK Design Ltd · 73%Saloria Architects · 71%Resi Design Ltd · 85%GVA · 99%London Interiors · 71%Iceni Projects · 89%Newmark · 97%ELA Design · 62%

† We hold no refused decisions for these firms in this period, so treat a full approval rate with caution.

Based on public planning applications. Approval rate reflects how councils ruled on filed applications. It isn’t a quality judgement (some schemes are inherently harder to approve). Always confirm credentials and references before you hire.