Four four-bedroom homes at Loop Line, Humber Avenue, Coventry
Summary of planning committee decision
Decided by Coventry Planning Committee on 18 Dec 2025.
What officers recommended
Officers recommended approval subject to conditions because the proposal was acceptable in principle and would not harm highway safety, neighbours, biodiversity or protected trees.
“RECOMMENDATION Planning Committee are recommended to grant planning permission subject to conditions. REASON FOR DECISION The proposal is acceptable in principle. The proposal will not adversely impact upon highway safety. The proposal will not adversely impact upon the amenity of neighbours.”
“The proposal will not adversely impact upon Biodiversity or adjacent tree belt The proposal accords with Policies: AC2, AC3, H3, DE1, GE3, GE4, DS3, H4, H9, EM5 and GE1 of the Coventry Local Plan 2017 and the emerging Local Plan, together with the aims of the NPPF.”
Officer report
Consultation responses
Highways, trees, public rights of way, ecology and flood officers raised no objections subject to conditions.
“Highways Non Statutory No objections subject to conditions have been received from: • Tree Officer…”
“Public Rights of Way (PROW) Officer • Ecology • Local Lead Flood Authority (LLFA)”
Officer report
What local people said
Five objections cited vegetation, wildlife, school safety and construction traffic, while one supporter welcomed reuse of the run-down site and improved safety.
“NEIGHBOUR RESPONSES There have been 5 letters of objection to the scheme which raise the following concerns: • Loss of important area of vegetation and habitats for wildlife. • Replacement of trees and vegetation elsewhere on the site is not possible. • Dwellings within this dead-end access would create safety issues for the school. • Construction traffic into this site would be incredibly dangerous. • The biodiversity loss would be huge.”
Officer report
The committee decision
The committee granted planning permission for the four homes with associated access and landscaping, subject to conditions.
“The Committee considered a report of the Strategic Lead for Planning for the 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. The application was recommended for approval.”
“RESOLVED that planning permission be granted in respect of Application PL/2024/0000976/FUL subject to conditions.”
Minutes
Sources
- Coventry Planning Committee minutes, 18 December 2025
- Agenda and papers (council website)
Source: Plota analysis of Coventry's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.
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See the API →At the meeting
- Committee
- Coventry Planning Committee
- Council
- Coventry
- Date
- Thursday 18 December 2025
- Recommendation
- Officers recommended approval
- Committee decided
- Approved
- Minutes
- The council's minutes
- Meeting
- Agenda and papers (council website)
- Application
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- Coventry committee decisions →
This committee's year
19 decisions in the 12 months to this meeting, 2 against officer advice.
Source: Plota analysis of the committee's minutes.