49 Regent Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5EE Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/0706/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Painting of shopfront and fascia to heritage matt black. White acrylic letters to fascia, overall length and height to be 1470mm x 185mm. Retention of existing round metal sign to shop front but to be altered to white with logo in black. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
20 May 2026
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Validated
31 Jul 2026
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Consultation
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
9 Oct 2026

Approved on 9 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

43 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 40 AND 42, BEDFORD STREET (See details for further address information), Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 42 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Royal Leamington Spa 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 239 m away: Spa Gardens, Royal Leamington Spa; Inside the Royal Leamington Spa 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 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

Floor area74 m² (797 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 39)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 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
Warwick
Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
CV32 5EE
Received
20 May 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Leamington Clarendon
Parish
Leamington Spa
Case officer
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Target decision
9 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted
Decision date
9 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Leaseholder
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, about the council's usual 69 days. Approved, as 95% of listed building works here are.

22%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
62decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14948576
Planning Portal ref
PP-14948576
Consultation
31 Jul 2026
Comments by
28 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
14 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Warwick
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#245 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.