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PL/2026/0001543/FULM - FULM major application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Conversion and extension, including 3 additional floors, to an existing night club (Sui Generis) to create 12 residential units comprising 2 no. 2 bed, 4 no. 1 bed and 4 no. studio apartments (Use Class C3) and a retail unit at ground floor (Use Class E) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Validated
7 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Dec 2026, from Coventry's recent changes of use.

Site constraints 10

Spon Street Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Scheduled monument 54 m away: Coventry city walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 14 and 15 Spon Street, Grade II, 28 m away · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 54 m away: Coventry City Walls; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 17 October 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
FULM major application
Postcode
CV1 3BB
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Oct 2026
Ward
St. Michael's
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jan 2027
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Volta Designs

Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 91-day target. Coventry usually decides changes of use by day 55.

Day 2170 days to the 91-day target
81%decided within 8 weeks
60%approved
212decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Jan 2027
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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