Sapphire Court Paradise Way, Coventry, Cv2 2tt, COVENTRY Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/0000661/FULM - FULM major application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing buildings and erection of industrial/warehouse building Use Class B2/B8 including ancillary offices, service yard with HGV parking, surface car parking and other associated works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Mar 2025
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Validated
28 Mar 2025
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Approved
11 Dec 2025

Approved on 11 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Statements & assessments 23

PDF AIA-AMS Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 4 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Rev C - July 2025 Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Calculation Rev B July 2025 Biodiversity Metric Calculation · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Summary Report Rev B - July 2025 Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 24 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Appraisal Supporting information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Ecological Management Plan Supporting information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Report Rev A Supporting information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Rev A Supporting information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Supporting information · 30 Jun 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment Transport assessment · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Sustainable Drainage Statement Drainage · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF BNG Metric Calculation Additional plans · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Phase 1 Geo-Environmental Assessment Environmental statement · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Design and access statement · 28 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Interim Statement of Community Involvement Supporting information · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Report Air quality assessment · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Flood risk assessment · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment Noise impact assessment · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Bio Diversity Net Gain Biodiversity impact assessment · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Ecological Management Plan Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning statement · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Preliminary Ecological Assessment Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact Assessment Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 27 Mar 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 6

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
National infrastructure project 1192 m away: A46 Coventry Junctions (Walsgrave); Radon affected area, class 3; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
CV2 2TT
Received
26 Mar 2025
Validated
28 Mar 2025
Ward
Henley
Case officer
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Target decision
11 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
11 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
ID Planning

How this decision compares

Decided in 258 days from validation, 203 days slower than Coventry's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 83% of commercial and major works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
6%go to committee

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
11 Dec 2025
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