Fields Farm Lower House Lane Baddesley Ensor Atherstone CV9 2QB Data via plota.co.uk

PAP/2026/0053 - Prior Approval - Agricultural Development Approved
AgriculturalCommercial & major works

Proposal

Prior Approval for proposed extension to both sides of existing portal framed agricultural straw shed building. Finished Extended Size of 66.7m Wide, 36.6m Long, 10.5m High Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Jan 2026
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Validated
19 Feb 2026
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Approved
11 May 2026

Approved on 11 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

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Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Decision Notice - Decision · 11 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Baddesley Farmhouse, Grade II, about 40 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project about 1956 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.
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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
North Warwickshire
Application type
Prior Approval - Agricultural Development
Postcode
CV9 2QB
Received
28 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Feb 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
4 Jun 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
11 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
T J A Thirlby

How this decision compares

Decided in 81 days from validation, 48 days slower than North Warwickshire's median of 33 for prior approvals. Approved, as 83% of prior approvals here are.

93%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
26,020decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent prior approvals in North Warwickshire to go on. North Warwickshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Feb 2026
Comments by
19 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Mar 2026

Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Application to discharge condition 12 (Archaeological Mitigation Strategy) of planning pe…
DOC/2025/0081
2025 Approved
Application to discharge condition 12 (Archaeological Mitigation Strategy) of planning pe…
DOC/2025/0081
2025 Approved
Proposed change to the specifications of the solar arrays to be used on-site from tracker…
MIA/2025/0003
2025 Approved
Proposed change to the specifications of the solar arrays to be used on-site from tracker…
MIA/2025/0003
2022 Approved
Prior approval for erection of agricultural building used for machinery and implement sto…
PAP/2022/0264
2022 Approved
Prior approval for erection of agricultural building used for machinery and implement sto…
PAP/2022/0264
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Withdrawn
Stone Cottage Lower House Lane Baddesley Ensor CV9 2QB
Creation of a new access to land west of Stone Cottage onto Lower House Lane.
PAP/2023/0279
2023 Withdrawn
Stone Cottage Lower House Lane Baddesley Ensor CV9 2QB
Creation of a new access to land west of Stone Cottage onto Lower House Lane.
PAP/2023/0279
2021 Approved
Land Opposite Baddesley Farm Lower House Lane Baddesley Ensor
Approval of details required by condition no's: 4 & 5 of planning permission PAP/2020/034…
DOC/2021/0078
2021 Approved
Land Opposite Baddesley Farm Lower House Lane Baddesley Ensor
Approval of details required by condition no's: 4 & 5 of planning permission PAP/2020/034…
DOC/2021/0078
North Warwickshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#199 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings