Swimming Pool, Abbey Fields, Bridge Street, Kenilworth, CV8 1TY Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/0598 - Proposed Lawful Development Approved

Proposal

Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed widening of existing driveway with verge reinforcement/ passing places, as shown on drawing no. AFK-CCE-00-00-D-C-0400-P10, received by the LPLA on 01/05/2026. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Apr 2026
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Validated
11 May 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Scheduled monument: Kenilworth Abbey
Scheduled monument consent is needed for any work to it, separate from planning permission.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Kenilworth 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.
Council document ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
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 ↗
Also on the record
Flood defence about 26 m from the postcode pin (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Inside the Kenilworth built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
Warwick
Application type
Proposed Lawful Development
Postcode
CV8 1TY
Received
29 Apr 2026
Validated
11 May 2026
Ward
Kenilworth Abbey and Arden
Parish
Kenilworth
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Jul 2026
Decision
Approval - Certificate of Lawfulness
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 52 days faster than Warwick's median of 56 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
472decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Warwick in the last twelve months, from validation. Warwick decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
6 Jul 2026
Env. assessment
No
Warwick
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#245 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Warwick is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #249 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 slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

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
Warwick decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #121 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #140 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #249 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #261 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
36 decided
915
Total decisions
94 refused in the year to March 2026