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# Former shop opposite Lichfield Cathedral could be converted into a flat
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/former-shop-opposite-lichfield-cathedral-could-be-converted-into-a-flat/
- Published: 2019-01-10T19:52:07.000Z
- Updated: 2019-01-10T19:53:42.000Z
- Description: A former shop opposite Lichfield Cathedral could be converted into residential accommodation if plans are given the go-ahead.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Planning, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:23, News

A former shop opposite Lichfield Cathedral could be converted into residential accommodation if plans are given the go-ahead.

![The former site of the Cathedral Shop](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e3/90/e390c3da-0866-4d2a-8ffe-ca4999d7ce1c/content/images/lichfieldlive-co-uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/cathedralshop.jpg)

The former site of the Cathedral Shop

The site on The Close had previously been home to the Cathedral Shop before it moved into a unit in the Three Spires Shopping Centre.

Now planning permission is being sought to convert the building into a ground floor flat.

A statement supporting the application says: “The property was converted from a single dwelling in the latter part of the 20th Century and dived into separate units of accommodation with a flat on each on the first and second floor and a shop on the ground floor.

“The listed building requires renovation to return it to a suitable condition to allow it to be rented to new tenants.”

The internal works would see partition walls reinstated and the creation of a kitchen, sitting room, bathroom, study and two bedrooms. It would also be rewired throughout.

Full details of the proposals can be seen [on Lichfield District Council’s planning website](https://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=PJZ4Y7JEKZM00&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).