Directors Office, Barclays Venture Centre Sir William Lyons Road, Coventry, CV4 7EZ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001346/PAPV - PAPV Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings Approved

Proposal

Prior approval application for the installation of roof mounted solar PV to the pitched and flat roof elements on a non-domestic building at the Venture Centre Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
29 Jul 2026
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Approved
23 Sept 2026

Approved on 23 Sept 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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; Priority habitat about 35 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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
PAPV Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed installation, alteration or replacement of other solar photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the roofs of non-domestic buildings
Postcode
CV4 7EZ
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Wainbody
Case officer
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Target decision
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Prior approval not required
Decision date
23 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Turley

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Coventry's median of 52 for commercial premises. Approved, as 82% of commercial premises here are.

84%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
272decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Coventry in the last twelve months, from validation. Coventry decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
23 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