Amtico Company Ltd Kingfield Road, Coventry, CV6 5AA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001310/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Demolition of existing approximately 50-metre-high industrial chimney and removal of associated redundant elements Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Validated
30 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 21

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Site constraints 5

Article 4 direction
HMO - 30.9.23. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry 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, 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.

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
FUL minor application
Postcode
CV6 5AA
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Foleshill
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Insight Surveyors Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 49 days from validation, 6 days faster than Coventry's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 83% of commercial and major works here are.

76%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
5%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
24 Sept 2026
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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