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PAP/2026/0003 - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Retrospective Application for Change of use from C3 residential to C1 (Guest House/Short Term Let) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Committee
2 Mar 2026
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Approved
13 Mar 2026

Approved on 13 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by North Warwickshire Planning and Development Board on 2 Mar 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • The application was granted subject to the conditions set out in the officer's report.
  • One person spoke on the application.

Source: Plota analysis of North Warwickshire's committee minutes, North Warwickshire Planning and Development Board minutes, 2 March 2026 .

Site constraints 9

Smoke Control Zones,No.15 NEW ARLEY (- m) | DEVELOPMENT_LOW_RISK_AREA,,The Coal Authority Development Low Risk Area (- m) | - (- m) | Development Boundary,New & Old Arley,NWLP 2021 LP2 (- m) | Arley Designated Area (- m)
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Local nature reserve about 48 m away: Dafferns 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.
Smoke Control Zones,No.15 NEW ARLEY (- m) | DEVELOPMENT_LOW_RISK_AREA,,The Coal Authority Development Low Risk Area (- m) | - (- m) | Development Boundary,New & Old Arley,NWLP 2021 LP2 (- m) | Arley Designated Area (- m)Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the New Arley built-up area; Green belt about 48 m away: Birmingham; Priority habitat about 47 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £185,000 in February 2004. Terraced house, freehold.

25 February 2004£185,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area123 m² (1,324 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (73 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
Built1991 to 1995
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CV7 8PR
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
5 Jan 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Mar 2026
Decision
Granted Subject to Conditions
Decision date
13 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
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Agent
Simple Planning Solutions Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 67 days from validation, 19 days faster than North Warwickshire's median of 86 for commercial premises. Approved, as 100% of commercial premises here are.

23%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
8%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises 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

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
6 Jan 2026
Comments by
30 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Mar 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.