Nimas Food, Nima Foods, 525 Foleshill Road, Coventry, CV6 5AU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0000827/FUL - FUL minor application Refused

Proposal

Erection of two storey rear extension, loft conversion and change of use of first floor from retail to flat (Use Class C3) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 May 2026
✓
Validated
5 Jun 2026
✗
Refused
24 Jul 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 24 Jul 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings 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 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 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £110,000 in December 2010. Terraced house, freehold.

22 December 2010£110,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
FUL minor application
Postcode
CV6 5AU
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Foleshill
Case officer
Show
Target decision
31 Jul 2026
Decision
Refused
Decision date
24 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Design Formula Studio Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than Coventry's median of 55 for changes of use. Refused, as 41% of changes of use here are.

81%decided within 8 weeks
59%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
31 Jul 2026
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.