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# Controversial plans for housing on public open spaces in Lichfield are withdrawn
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/controversial-plans-for-housing-on-public-open-spaces-in-lichfield-are-withdrawn/
- Published: 2021-04-14T10:52:07.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-15T07:45:36.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Planning, Politics, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

Controversial plans to build housing on two plots of public open space in Lichfield have been dropped.

![Land at Netherstowe](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/lvkdvnpepnzqpwk-800x450-nopad.jpg)

The land at Netherstowe earmarked for housing

Communications from a senior planning officer at Lichfield District Council – seen by *Lichfield Live* – revealed that the proposals for [land at Netherstowe](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/planning-application-submitted-for-apartments-on-green-space-in-lichfield/) and [Leyfields](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/plans-for-16-new-homes-to-be-built-on-land-in-lichfield/) had been withdrawn.

> “I can confirm that both applications reference 20/01120/FULM and 20/01121/FULM made by Bromford Housing Group have now been withdrawn.”  
>  
> Email from a senior planning officer at Lichfield District Council

Both applications no longer appear on the authority’s planning portal, which instead says they are “no longer available for viewing”.

It comes after a petition saw thousands of residents object to the plans put forward by housing association Bromford.

The proposals had sparked controversy after it emerged a deal to sell the land had been agreed [without the knowledge of the local authority’s own leader](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/cabinet-told-contract-signed-to-sell-land-in-lichfield-for-housing-has-left-councillors-in-an-impossible-position/).

But the housing scheme is now off the table after the planning application was withdrawn.

Campaigner Daniel Floyd said:

> “I have spent 12 months working on this campaign, I’m happy to have led it and I’m thrilled that we got the result we wanted.  
>  
> “We have protected our green and open spaces.  
>  
> “With that being said, I will not stop working for the residents of Lichfield ensuring we continue protecting green and open spaces across the north of Lichfield city,   
>  
> Daniel Floyd

The withdrawal of the applications is the latest victory for people power in Lichfield after a proposal to use Festival Gardens for a new road junction [was also scrapped](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/decision-to-axe-controversial-lichfield-junction-plan-hailed-as-great-news/) after a petition was launched.