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# Plans could see former Armitage church converted into a house
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/plans-could-see-former-armitage-church-converted-into-a-house/
- Published: 2022-10-21T06:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2022-10-19T07:51:15.000Z
- Description: A former church building in Armitage could be converted into a house if plans are approved.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Planning, Armitage, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:07, News

A former church building in Armitage could be converted into a house if plans are approved.

An application has been submitted for the Grade II Listed United Reform Church on Rugeley Road.

The building has been empty since 1998, with a planning statement saying the site had since had a chequered existence.

> “Planning permission has previously been sought for the change of use of the building to a dwelling back in 2007, but that was refused on account of the harm that would be caused to the setting of the building by the provision of off-street car parking, in particular the loss of the front boundary wall.  
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> “Concerns were also raised about the extent of excavations on a nearby tree. An appeal was lodged against that refusal which was subsequently dismissed.  
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> “In the intervening period the building has fallen into further disrepair and is now on the local authority’s buildings at risk register.  
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> “More recently the building was found to be being [used for the illegal cultivation of cannabis plants](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/arrest-after-cannabis-farm-is-uncovered-in-armitage/) without the applicant’s knowledge, and the humid conditions created by that use has exacerbated the deterioration of the internal fabric of the building.  
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> “A viable end use is required in order to avoid further deterioration of the building and to safeguard it into the future.  
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> “The application proposes the change of use of the building to form a single dwellinghouse.”  
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> Planning statement

The proposals would see the former church converted into a three bedroom property.

Full details are available on [Lichfield District Council’s planning website](https://planning.lichfielddc.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=RI5AMAJELQQ00&ref=lichfieldlive.co.uk).