Garden waste collections 2025
If you want your garden waste bin(s) emptied this year, you can now sign up for 2025 by credit or debit card, or by direct debit.
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We're improving our planning services
Two key trials are being launched to transform the planning process for residents, businesses, and developers.
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New on-demand transport service
Pilot service for villagers across the district to provide access to high streets. LinkUp is available to villages that do not currently have public transport routes into Lichfield city or Burntwood town centres.
News and events
27 Jan 2025
Community heritage group makes history with move into landmark Lichfield building
A community heritage group is setting up an exciting hub to celebrate Lichfield’s history in one of the city’s most remarkable buildings, which has never been open to the public.
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22 Jan 2025
Residents invited to lead a Play Street enabling children to play safely outside their homes
We are inviting residents across Lichfield District to take part in a new initiative which enables children to play safely outside their homes.
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28 Jan 2025
We are trialling new processes to improve the planning service
As part of our ongoing commitment to improve the quality of our planning services we are launching two key trials aimed at transforming the process for residents, businesses and developers.
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5 Feb 2025
Demolition of Lichfield multi storey car park sees 99 per cent of the building recycled
We can announce that more than 99 per cent of materials from the demolished Birmingham Road multi storey car park have been recycled.
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30 Jan 2025
Gang behind fly-tip at former GKN premises in Lichfield sentenced
Three men found guilty of fly-tipping more than 26,000 tonnes of waste in Lichfield and at 16 other sites across the country have been sentenced.
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12 Mar 2025
Cost of living and wellbeing drop in session - March
Come along to our drop-in session that brings together council teams and local service providers who can provide help, advice and guidance in one easy accessible place.