Allen Ford, Car Showroom London Road, Coventry, CV3 4AA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Display of 1: 4m externally illuminated totem sign Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 8
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 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Coventry
- Application type
- ADV Application for consent to display an advertisement(s) consent
- Postcode
- CV3 4AA
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Cheylesmore
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Express consent
- Decision date
- 16 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Tara Signs Limited
How this decision compares
Decided in 51 days from validation, about the council's usual 52 days. Approved, as 71% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 21 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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