West Midlands Police, Canley Police Station Fletchamstead Highway, Coventry, CV5 6BL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/0002292/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Construction of a self-storage facility (Use Class B8) with associated landscaping, parking and servicing areas Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Dec 2025
✓
Validated
4 Dec 2025
✓
Approved
21 May 2026

Approved on 21 May 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 48

Statements & assessments 27

PDF Groundsure Insights - Phase 1 Desk Study_Part4 Land contamination assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Groundsure Insights - Phase 1 Desk Study_Part3 Land contamination assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Groundsure Location Intelligence - Phase 1 Desk Study_Part2 Land contamination assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Phase 1 Desk Study Revision B 18/03/25 - Part1 Land contamination assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Report to BS 5837 - Part2 Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF BS 5837 Arboricultural Report & Impact Assessment Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Sustainable Building Statement - Part 2 Sustainability appraisal · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Sustainable Building Statement Sustainability appraisal · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Part 6 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design Access Statement - Part 5 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Part 4 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Part 3 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Part 2 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement - Part 1 Design and access statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Metric Calculation Biodiversity Metric Calculation · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Net Gain Assessment Biodiversity impact assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF River Condition Assessment Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Landscape and Ecological Management Plan 20 November 2025 Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Ecological Impact Assessment Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement October 2025 Transport assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Surface Water Drainage Strategy Revision C 24/10/2025 Drainage · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment Revision C 24/10/2025 Flood risk assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF External Lighting Assessment Lighting assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Economic Statement OCTOBER 2025 Additional plans · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment Air quality assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Assessment of Noise Impact from Proposed Self-Storage Facility RevB Noise impact assessment · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Planning statement · 1 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

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
Radon affected area, class 4; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 5 year flood); Priority habitat 23 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 17 October 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.

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Important details

Council
Coventry
Application type
FUL minor application
Postcode
CV5 6BL
Received
1 Dec 2025
Validated
4 Dec 2025
Ward
Earlsdon
Case officer
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Target decision
22 May 2026
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
21 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Aimee Whitehead

How this decision compares

Decided in 168 days from validation, 113 days slower than Coventry's median of 55 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 83% of commercial and major works here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
6%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
22 May 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