Lyons Park Sayer Drive, Coventry, CV5 9PS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001569/FULM - FULM major application Pending Consideration

Proposal

Construction of a unit (Class B2 general industrial and/or Class B8 storage and distribution) with ancillary offices, access, servicing, parking, drainage and landscaping. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 1 Nov 2026, from Coventry's recent commercial and major works.

Documents 40

Statements & assessments 26

PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix A Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- June 2026 Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix C Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix D Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix B Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix F Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment- Appendix E Flood risk assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Assessment- June 2026 Transport assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Soft Landscaping and Biodiversity Management Plan Ref- 2529/26-RP01 rev A Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement- September 2026 Planning statement · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Site Assessment- July 2026 Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Site Assessment-Appendix 3 Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Site Assessment-Appendix 1 Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Environmental Site Assessment-Appendix 2 Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Noise Impact Assessment- July 2026 Noise impact assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Lighting Assessment- May 2024 Lighting assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Energy Assessment- dated 22nd July 2026 Energy statement · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Ecological Assessment- dated 7th July 2026 Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Rev P03 Part 2 Design and access statement · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Rev P03 Part 1 Design and access statement · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Preliminary BREEAM Assessment- dated 13th July 2026 Supporting information · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity metric calculation tool Biodiversity Metric Calculation · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Biodiversity Survey and Report- dated 26th August 2026 Biodiversity/Ecology survey and report · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Survey- 9th June 2026 Tree survey/arboricultural implications · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Air Quality Assessment- July 2026 Air quality assessment · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Topographical Survey DWG 38294 T 1 Topographical plan · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

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.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 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
FULM major application
Postcode
CV5 9PS
Received
7 Sept 2026
Validated
7 Sept 2026
Ward
Bablake
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
Stantec

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. Coventry usually decides commercial and major works by day 55.

Day 524 days to the 56-day target
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
7 Dec 2026
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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