Three M ( 3M ) (Uk) Plc Ratcliffe Road Atherstone CV9 1PJ Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0649/FUL - Full Planning Application In Consultation

Proposal

Redevelopment of the site to erect a new building for flexible Class B8 (storage/distribution) and/or Class E(g)(iii) uses, including ancillary offices, landscaping, service yard, alterations to existing access, provision of a new access off Ratcliffe Road, acoustic barriers, car parking, cycle parking, and associated engineering and infrastructure works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 8 Dec 2026, from North Warwickshire's recent commercial premises.

The consultation period closed on 2 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Flood Source
Article 4 direction
Borough wide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Flood Source: river. | See: https://flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk/ for the annual likelihood of this type of flooding. | Risk Band: High. | Risk Band: Medium. | Risk Band: Low. | Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh. | Bowling Green (NULL). | Grade 3. | Urban. | Settlement Category 1.0 (Atherstone with Mancetter). | Settlement Category 5.0 (All other locations). | Employment Areas (Carlyon Road, Ratcliffe Road and the Netherwood Estate, Atherstone). | Borough wide (ART4/2026/001).Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Atherstone built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1398 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
CV9 1PJ
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
25 Nov 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Chroma Planning and Development Limited

Decision outlook

Day 64 of the 56-day target. North Warwickshire usually decides commercial premises by day 82.

Day 6418 days to the predicted decision (day 82)
30%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by North Warwickshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Warwickshire decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
5 objecting

Last counted 27 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
2 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
25 Nov 2026
North Warwickshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#199 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

North Warwickshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #246 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Warwickshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #63 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #37 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #246 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #258 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
26 decided
368
Total decisions
24 refused in the year to March 2026