72 Kingsway, Coventry, CV2 4EW Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001665/LDCE - LDCE Certificate of lawful development existing Pending Consideration

Proposal

Application for lawful development certificate for existing use as supported accommodation (Use Class C3b) for three young people and single staff member Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 25 Nov 2026.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area about 89 m away: Stoke Green Conservation Area; Inside the Coventry built-up area; Priority habitat about 21 m away: Traditional orchard.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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 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 2

Last sold for £178,000 in February 2026. Terraced house, freehold.

27 February 2026£178,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
22 August 1997£34,950

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

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
LDCE Certificate of lawful development existing
Postcode
CV2 4EW
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Upper Stoke
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
DirC Architectural Ltd
Freehold owner
Show

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
25 Nov 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

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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.