43 King Richard Street, Coventry, CV2 4FX Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing use as five bedroom, five person HMO (C4 Use Class) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Site constraints 5
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Coventry
- Application type
- LDCE Certificate of lawful development existing
- Postcode
- CV2 4FX
- Received
- 16 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- St. Michael's
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Granted No Conditions
- Decision date
- 4 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Simple Planning Solutions Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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