The Nook 24 Whitehouse Road Dordon B78 1QF Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0805/FUL - Full Planning Application In Consultation

Proposal

Change of use of dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO (Use Class C4) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
14 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
29 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Jan 2027 and 21 Feb 2027, from North Warwickshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 22 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 6

Coal mining legacy area
Article 4 direction
Borough wide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Coal mining legacy areaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Polesworth and Dordon built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 1 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area176 m² (1,894 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (56 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2016, 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

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
B78 1QF
Received
14 Oct 2026
Validated
29 Oct 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tim Bailey

Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. North Warwickshire usually decides changes of use by day 98.

Day 1385 days to the predicted decision (day 98)
8%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
11%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by North Warwickshire in the last twelve months, from validation. North Warwickshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Oct 2026
Comments by
22 Nov 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Dec 2026
North Warwickshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#199 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

North Warwickshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #246 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 more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

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
North Warwickshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #63 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #37 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #246 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #258 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
26 decided
368
Total decisions
24 refused in the year to March 2026

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.