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PL/2026/0000665/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Erection of 2no. structures to include 1no. LV panel board and 1no. DNO substation to support additional electrical infrastructure associated with electric bus charging points, supporting existing bus depot infrastructure, together with the installation of a boundary fence and associated access gate around the perimeter of the site. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Apr 2026
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Validated
28 Apr 2026
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Approved
22 Jun 2026

Approved on 22 Jun 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 9

Article 4 direction
HMO - 30.9.23. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Air quality management area: Coventry City-Wide AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 232 m away: Coventry city walls; Coalfield, development low risk area; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 221 m away: Lady Herbert's Garden; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
FUL minor application
Postcode
CV1
Received
21 Apr 2026
Validated
28 Apr 2026
Ward
St. Michael's
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Jun 2026
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
22 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Vail Williams LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 81% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
44decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 Jun 2026
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Coventry is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #13 out of 296. Only 13% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (90%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Coventry decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
84%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #219 of 296
90%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #189 of 296
91%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #13 of 296
13%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #7 of 296
72%
Minor dwellings approved
114 decided (1-9 homes)
89%
Major dwellings approved
28 decided (10+ homes)
74%
Change of use approved
100 decided
1,131
Total decisions
186 refused in the year to March 2026