Social Value Ideas for Lichfield District Council

Application approved after vote

The committee first voted on the refusal motion, which failed 7 votes to 4 with one abstention, and then voted to approve the officer recommendation. The outline application for the Whittington site w…

“The motion was that this planning application is approved. So this is to move forward with refusal on this application. All those who wish to refuse t…”

Statement of community involvement

The council adopted an updated Statement of Community Involvement 2025 after formal consultation. It sets out how communities, businesses and other stakeholders will be involved in planning policy and…

“Item 11, statement of community involvement. Can I call on councelor Farrell to speak on this item? You can. Thank you, chair. Uh this statement of co…”

District-wide design code adopted

Cabinet recommended adoption of a district-wide design code SPD, developed through workshops, surveys and consultation, to guide all developments in the district. The code is intended to have real pla…

“This this is for a district wide design code, which will apply to all developments coming through our planning committee. They will use this supplemen…”

Wheeled bin supply contract

The council awarded call-off contracts for wheeled bins to IPL Plastics UK Limited and Kramer UK Limited for an initial two-year term, with an optional two-year extension, to supply 140/160/240 litre …

“Thank you. Um well I think this paper is very straightforward. Uh I I think it is. I hope it >> I certainly hope so. Um the bottom line is that we nee…”

Riverside contract variation for food waste fleet

Cabinet approved extending the existing Riverside fleet maintenance contract to include the council-owned food waste vehicles. The arrangement covers specialist servicing, compliance inspections and r…

“Um so, the recommendations in the paper um section two, 2.1, the cabinet approves a variation to the existing Riverside Fleet maintenance contract to …”

Local plan evidence base delayed

Cabinet's local plan update was called in because members wanted more information on the evidence base, timing, and risks. The leadership explained the delay was driven by a major uplift in housing ta…

“I have called in this decision for more questions and information because it will have repercussions across residents for residents across Lichfield, …”

Shift to 30-month local plan process

The committee discussed a change from the previous local plan route to a new 30-month process because the current plan could not be completed soundly by the end-of-year deadline. Officers said the tim…

“If I could just briefly touch on the top-level stuff. Um fair questions, Councillor Ennis. I think that the last year um it was a highlight that we ne…”