House Extensions · Lichfield
House extensions that fit in and stand out.
A good extension starts with how you want to live in your house, not with what a council will allow. We design for that first. Lichfield District Council also happens to have the fastest determination times of any planning authority in England in 2025, and a well-designed scheme is exactly what keeps it that way for you.
Good to know:
Lichfield district has 22 conservation areas, and three locations (Mousley Terrace, Frog Lane, and the St Chad's extension to the city) sit under Article 4 Directions that remove permitted development rights almost entirely, in places down to repainting brickwork. Speed only helps you if your application clears these checks before it's submitted, not after.
Design First approach
What we spend most of our time on.
An extension is a space you'll use every day, long after the planning decision is forgotten. Most of our time on your project goes into how the room works: where the light falls, how the kitchen connects to the garden, whether the new space solves the problem you came to us with. The planning knowledge is what makes sure that design gets built, not the other way around.
Designed around how you live
Your extension starts with a conversation about your house as it is now: what's cramped, what's dark, what doesn't work for your family day to day. Your brief comes from that conversation, not a template.
Light, layout and flow
Where your windows and doors go, how your kitchen connects to the garden, how the new space links to the rest of your house. These decisions shape how your extension feels years after planning is forgotten.
Materials that age well
Brick, render, glazing and roofline choices are made for how your home will look in ten years, not for what gets a scheme through committee.
How it works
Four stages, built for a fast-moving council.
Each stage exists to keep your application moving at the pace Lichfield District Council is capable of, rather than the pace a poorly prepared submission forces on it.
Consultation & Check
We confirm whether your property sits inside a conservation area or an Article 4 zone before anything else happens.
Design & feasibility
We sketch a few genuine options for how the space could work, then check which ones Lichfield District Council is realistically going to accept on your street, before any formal drawings get started.
Submission
Your application goes in complete, with every supporting document the validation checklist asks for, not added after a rejection.
Build support
From building regulations through to contractor tenders and site visits, the same person who took your first call is still the one you're talking to.
start the conversation
Let's keep your application in the fast lane.
A free consultation tells you exactly where your property stands, conservation area, Article 4, or neither, before any design work starts.
Our experience of JSA Architects (Chris Wood) has been fantastic and we would recommend their services to anyone. From the off, Chris has proved himself to be completely professional, entirely invested, supremely knowledgeable and always at the end of the phone, if needed. His guidance, expertise and support are second to none.
Sarah McCarthy, homeowner
What we do
Beyond extensions.
House extensions are our most requested service here, but they're rarely the only thing a project needs.
House Extensions
From a single-storey rear extension to a full reconfiguration, designed around your household and checked against every approval your street might need.
Developer Architects
Working with Nottingham developers on HMO, co-living and multi-unit schemes, from feasibility through to a submitted application.
3D Visualisation
A clear picture of the finished extension before any work starts on site, so every decision-maker in the house is looking at the same plan.
Thinking about extending in Lichfield?
Get a free, no-obligation consultation with our team.
FAQ's
Common Questions
In April 2025, Lichfield District Council determined 98% of applications within the 8-week statutory period, and 64% within 6 weeks, the fastest record of any local planning authority in England that year. That speed depends on applications being complete and correct the first time. A submission with the wrong drawings, a missing report, or a design that invites objections gets bounced into the slow lane, council record or not. We build submissions to keep your application in the fast lane.
It depends on your property and where it sits. Lichfield District has 22 conservation areas, and three locations (Mousley Terrace, Frog Lane, and the St Chad's extension to the city) carry Article 4 Directions that remove permitted development rights altogether, sometimes down to repainting brickwork. Outside those areas, many single-storey rear extensions can proceed under permitted development. We check your property's exact status before any design work starts.
Yes. Lichfield city, Burntwood, Whittington, Shenstone, Fradley and the surrounding villages all fall under Lichfield District Council for planning, and we work across the full district.
LOCAL TO YOU
Covering Lichfield and the surrounding area.
Covering Lichfield city, Burntwood, Whittington, Shenstone and Fradley, all assessed by Lichfield District Council. We also work in Tamworth and Aldridge, each answering to its own planning authority with its own way of doing things.
