Prestige Student Living, 33 Parkside, Coventry, CV1 2NE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/0002064/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Temporary change of use of up to 80 studio student accommodation rooms to be used as serviced accommodation (Use Class C1) until 30 August 2028. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
24 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Dec 2025

Approved on 17 Dec 2025 · Delegated decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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
Scheduled monument 191 m away: Coventry city walls; Radon affected area, class 4; 1 listed building within 150 m; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £400,000 in October 2014. Other property, freehold.

16 October 2014£400,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area6,825 m² (73,464 sq ft)
Energy ratingA (asset rating 17)
UseResidential Institutions: Residential Schools
HeatingHeating and Mechanical Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2023, 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
Coventry
Application type
FUL minor application
Postcode
CV1 2NE
Received
24 Oct 2025
Validated
24 Oct 2025
Ward
St. Michael's
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Dec 2025
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
17 Dec 2025
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Allen Planning Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 54 days from validation, about the council's usual 55 days. Approved, as 59% of changes of use here are.

82%decided within 8 weeks
59%approved
213decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
19 Dec 2025
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.

Freehold owner and 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.