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# Lichfield hotel refused permission to retain marquee
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-hotel-refused-permission-to-retain-marquee/
- Published: 2023-04-28T16:15:11.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-28T16:20:10.000Z
- Description: A Lichfield hotel has been refused permission to keep a temporary marquee in place.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Planning, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:01, News

A Lichfield hotel has been refused permission to keep a temporary marquee in place.

Swinfen Hall Hotel had applied to Lichfield District Council to retain the structure.

It had [previously been refused permission in 2022](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/lichfield-hotel-refused-permission-to-keep-wedding-marquee-in-place/), but submitted a revised proposal earlier this year.

A planning statement said:

> “The owners of the hotel has a series of weddings already booked in over the next two years. Deposits have been secured and the weddings rely on the use of the marquee.  
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> “These weddings take place between the months of March and September 2023 and 2024\. Accordingly, this resubmission is aimed at securing a temporary planning permission to cover the short-term erecting of the marquee during these periods.  
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> “During the previous application, it was suggested that the temporary permission would be requested for a five-year period. A reduction to just two years is a considerable concession, which officers have agreed in principle during pre-application discussions, given the significantly reduced level of harm that would be attributed to the marquee.”  
>  
> Planning statement

But a planning decision notice said permission would not be granted.

> “The development would comprise inappropriate development within the Green Belt that would cause harm by definition, moderate harm to openness and minor to moderate harm to visual amenity.  
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> “The proposal would be an incongruous form of development that would cause harm to the Grade II\* listed Swinfen Hall and Grade II listed walled garden, by virtue of its design, scale and massing.  
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> “The proposal, by virtue of the noise generated and associated disturbance, would result in an unacceptable impact on the amenity of neighbouring residents.”  
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> Planning decision notice

Full details can be seen on Lichfield District Council’s [planning website](https://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=RQVZRLJEGU100&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).