Flat E 85 Long Street Atherstone CV9 1BB Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0173/FUL - Full Planning Application Pending

Proposal

Change of use- vacant retail shop to 1no. one bedroom residential appartment. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
4 Mar 2026
Decision
Expected by 29 Apr 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 12 Sept 2026; it is now day 192. The consultation period closed on 24 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 4

Coal mining legacy area
Atherstone conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Borough wide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Atherstone built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CV9 1BB
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
A R Taylor

Decision outlook

Day 192, past the statutory target. 46% of full applications in North Warwickshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 6 Sept 2026.

Day 192136 days past the 56-day target
13%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for full applications decided by North Warwickshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Warwickshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Mar 2026
Comments by
24 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Apr 2026
North Warwickshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#199 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North Warwickshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #246 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Warwickshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #63 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #37 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #246 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #258 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
26 decided
368
Total decisions
24 refused in the year to March 2026