34 - 60 Thomas Sharp Street, Coventry Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0000779/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Retrofit works to unity flats on Thomas Sharp Street, Canley, Coventry - works to include EWI, loft insulation, ventilation works, roof extensions (required to gables), new windows/doors (if due for replacement before 2030), infilling second floor recessed entrances with new windows/doors, structural remediation work to unity concrete panels and posts. Associated works with EWI including: rainwater goods replacement, canopy replacement, groundworks to perimeter of building, works to adjoining garden walls/fences, repositioning of services, wall penetrations and fixtures to walls Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 May 2026
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Approved
2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 17

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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 ↗
Local nature reserve about 185 m away: Ten Shilling Wood
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
CV4 8DS
Received
8 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Ward
Tile Hill and Canley
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Jul 2026
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
2 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Michael Dyson Associates Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 5 days slower than Coventry's median of 50 for extensions. Approved, as 84% of extensions here are.

94%decided within 8 weeks
84%approved
908decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Jul 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