Loop Line Humber Avenue, Coventry Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of 4 dwellings within the former railway land/disused Coventry Loop Line to the south of Humber Avenue including associated access and landscaping works. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 19 Dec 2025 · Planning committee decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Coventry Planning Committee on 18 Dec 2025.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the homes were acceptable in principle and would not harm highway safety, neighbours, biodiversity or trees.
- Objectors raised concerns about vegetation, wildlife, school safety and construction traffic, while a supporter welcomed reuse of the run-down site.
- The committee granted permission subject to conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Coventry's committee minutes of 18 Dec 2025.
Documents 45
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 8
Plans & drawings 33
Application forms 2
Site constraints 5
Checked on 26 September 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.
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Important details
- Council
- Coventry
- Application type
- FUL minor application
- Received
- 28 May 2024
- Validated
- 14 Feb 2025
- Ward
- Lower Stoke
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decision
- Granted Conditions
- Decision date
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decision level
- Planning committee decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lawrence & Finley Architects Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 308 days from validation, 252 days slower than Coventry's median of 56 for new homes. Approved, as 64% of new homes here are.
Plota live figures for new homes decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Committee
- 18 Dec 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Dec 2025
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%).
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