Grass Verge Corner Of, Beake Avenue And Radford Road, Coventry, CV6 3AA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/0001249/PAEC - PAEC Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or on behalf of an electronic communications code operator for the purposes of the operators electronic communications network in, on, over or under land controlled by that operator or in accordance with the electronic communications code Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval for proposed installation of 20m high streetpole accommodating 6no. antennas and 1no. transmission dish. The proposal also involves the installation of 2no. equipment cabinets, 1no. meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Jun 2025
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Committee
11 Sept 2025
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Approved
11 Sept 2025

Approved on 11 Sept 2025 · Planning committee decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Coventry Planning Committee on 11 Sept 2025.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the mast’s siting and appearance were acceptable, subject to tree protection and colour conditions.
  • Seven letters objected over the park and houses, trees, health implications and visual impact.
  • The committee granted prior approval subject to conditions.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers and committee decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Coventry's committee minutes of 11 Sept 2025.

Documents 26

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Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 ↗
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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
PAEC Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed development by or on behalf of an electronic communications code operator for the purposes of the operators electronic communications network in, on, over or under land controlled by that operator or in accordance with the electronic communications code
Postcode
CV6 3AA
Received
24 Jun 2025
Validated
24 Jun 2025
Ward
Radford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
12 Sept 2025
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
11 Sept 2025
Decision level
Planning committee decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
WHP Telecoms

How this decision compares

Decided in 79 days from validation, 43 days slower than Coventry's median of 36 for prior approvals. Approved, as 58% of prior approvals here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
111decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Committee
11 Sept 2025
Statutory expiry
12 Sept 2025
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