5-9 Tavistock Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/0091/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Retention of existing facade and construction of a new building containing seven purpose-built student accommodation apartments (to provide a total of 32no. bedrooms) and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

23 Jan 2026

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Consultation

27 Jan 2026

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Approved

2 Jul 2026

Approved on 2 Jul 2026 · Planning Commitee · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Warwick Planning Committee on 16 Jun 2026.

Approved

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

Officers recommended refusal because the harm to heritage assets was not outweighed by demonstrated public benefits.
More than five comments supported the application.
The committee resolved to grant the application subject to conditions.

Read how the committee decided The proposed development, heritage harm, representations, officer recommendation, committee debate and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Warwick's committee minutes of 16 Jun 2026.

Documents 60

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Decision Notice or Letter Decision · 2 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee Decisions Decision · 16 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Committee Report - Single Report Report · 8 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 27

Application forms 2

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF CIL FORM 1: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CIL Form · 23 Jan 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 10

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Support Comment · 14 May 2026 View ↗

PDF WDC CONSERVATION Consultation Response · 29 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF APPLICANTS REBUTTAL Consultation Response · 16 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF WCC ARCHAEOLOGY Consultation Response · 5 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF LEAMINGTON SPA TOWN COUNCIL Consultation Response · 20 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF HISTORIC ENGLAND Consultation Response · 16 Feb 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 3

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 ↗

8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin

Nearest: Three K6 Telephone Boxes, Grade II, about 48 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 7 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.

Show all 8 with distances

48 mThree K6 Telephone BoxesGrade II
81 m1-17 Parade and attached railings and steps to numbers 1-7, and steps to number 9Grade II
87 m2, CLARENDON AVENUE (See details for further address information)Grade II
107 mNumbers 12-42 and Attached Railings to Numbers 16 and 18 and 20aGrade II*
130 mAbbey House (Number 22)Grade II
140 m51 and 53, Warwick StreetGrade II
143 m59a, Warwick StreetGrade II
144 mRofe House and Napoleon HouseGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

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.

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Important details

Council: Warwick
Application type: Listed Building Consent
Postcode: CV32 5PJ
Received: 23 Jan 2026
Validated: 23 Jan 2026
Ward: Leamington Clarendon
Parish: Leamington Spa
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Jul 2026
Decision: Granted
Decision date: 2 Jul 2026
Decision level: Planning Commitee
Applicant: Show
Agent: BPN Architects

How this decision compares

Decided in 160 days from validation, 101 days slower than Warwick's median of 59 for demolitions. Approved, as 95% of demolitions here are.

This one160d

Council59d

UK56d

43%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

65decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14644864
Planning Portal ref: PP-14644864
Consultation: 27 Jan 2026
Comments by: 2 Mar 2026
Site or press notice: 28 Jan 2026
Committee: 16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry: 2 Jul 2026
Env. assessment: No

Historical activity at this location

33 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

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W/25/0194 15 May 2025

2025 Refused

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W/25/0194 15 May 2025

2025 Refused

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W/25/0266/LB 22 Apr 2025

2025 Refused

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2024 Refused

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2024 Refused

Demolition of existing two storey nightclub building.

W/24/0377/LB 6 Nov 2024

2024 Refused

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W/24/0376 6 Nov 2024

2024 Refused

Demolition of existing two storey nightclub building.

W/24/0377/LB 6 Nov 2024

Within ~100m

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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

5-9 Tavistock Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 5PJ Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 60

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 10

Plans & drawings 27

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 10

Other documents 8

Site constraints 3

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How this decision compares

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

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