Woodlands Academy School House Broad Lane, Coventry, CV5 7FF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0000068/NMA - NMA Non-material amendment of an existing planning permission Approved

Proposal

Non-material amendment (Amendments to the original consent due to compliance requirements to meet current building and fire safety regulations) to application granted on 06/10/2022 for reconfiguration and refurbishment including partial demolition of the former Woodlands Academy School site to provide a new Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) School, together with associated hard and soft landscaping, artificial playing pitch and engineering works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jan 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Approved
11 Mar 2026

Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 29

Plans & drawings 25

PDF Proposed Canterbury House Second Floor Plan DWG 22054-GNA-CH-02-DR-A-1352 Rev P01 Floor plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Canterbury House First Floor Plan DWG 22054-GNA-CH-00-DR-A-1351 Rev P01 Floor plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Canterbury House Ground Floor Plan DWG 22054-GNA-CH-00-DR-A-1350 Rev P01 Floor plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Location Plan DWG 6703-P-001 Location plan · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Masterplan DWG 04476-GIL-ZZ-SL-GA-L-10000 Rev 14 Additional plans · 10 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Softworks Strategy Plan DWG P21181-00-001-102 Rev D04 Landscaping plan/details · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - York House DWG 22054-GNA-YH-XX-DR-A-2616 Rev P05 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Thompson & Creswell DWG 22054-GNA-TC-XX-DE-A-2417 Rev P04 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - McLoughlin & Sparkes DWG 22054-GNA-MS-XX-DR-A-2516 Rev P04 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Main Block (Sheet 2 of 2) DWG 22054-GNA-MB-XX-DR-A-2718 Rev P04 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Main Block (Sheet 1 of 2) DWG 22054-GNA-MB-XX-DR-A-2717 Rev P05 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Second Floor Plan - Leonardo Da Vinci House DWG 22054-GNA-LH-02-DP-A-1152 Rev P01 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan - Leonardo Da Vinci House DWG 22054-GNA-LH-01-DP-A-1151 Rev P01 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Leonardo Da Vinci House DWG 22054-GNA-LH-00-DP-A-1150 Rev P02 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Leonardo Da Vinci House DWG 22054-GNA-LD-XX-DR-A-2116 Rev P05 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Entrance Building DWG 22054-GNA-EB-XX-DR-A-2216 Rev P04 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations - Canterbury House DWG 22054-GNA-CH-XX-DE-A-2316 Rev P04 Elevations · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan - York House DWG 04476-GNA-YH-01-DP-A-01606 Rev C05 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - York House DWG 04476-GNA-YH-00-DP-A-01605 Rev C06 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Site Plan DWG 04476-GNA-XX-XX-DP-A-00101 Rev C04 Site plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Thompson & Creswell DWG 04476-GNA-TC-00-DP-A-01405 Rev C12 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - McLoughlin & Sparkes DWG 04476-GNA-MS-00-DP-A-01505 Rev C06 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan - Main Building DWG 04476-GNA-MB-01-DP-A-01706 Rev C10 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Main Building DWG 04476-GNA-MB-00-DP-A-01705 Rev C12 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan - Entrance Block DWG 04476-GNA-EB-00-DP-A-01205 Rev C04 Floor plans · 15 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 11

Site constraints 7

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 ↗
Also on the record
6 listed buildings within 150 m; Local nature reserve 349 m away: Tile Hill Wood; Radon affected area, class 4; SSSI 349 m away: Tilehill Wood SSSI; 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 17 October 2026. 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
NMA Non-material amendment of an existing planning permission
Postcode
CV5 7FF
Received
15 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Woodlands
Case officer
Show
Target decision
6 Apr 2026
Decision
Granted No Conditions
Decision date
11 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Apr 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