GEORGE ELIOT HIGH SCHOOL Raveloe Drive, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, CV11 4QP Data via plota.co.uk

26/0066/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending Consideration

Proposal

Proposed battery energy storage system (BESS) and associated infrastructure. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Jul 2026
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Validated
4 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 28 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; National infrastructure project about 224 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Nuneaton 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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
Nuneaton
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
CV11 4QP
Received
26 Jul 2026
Validated
4 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
30 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Luke Strange Architecture Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 69% of full applications in Nuneaton are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 3 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 27 Oct 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
44%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
244decided in the last year

Plota live figures for full applications decided by Nuneaton in the last twelve months, from validation. Nuneaton decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
30 Oct 2026
Nuneaton
Planning Authority Score
5.2/10
Average
#138 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Nuneaton ranks #168 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 48% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

More permissive than most councils
97% approved vs 90% nationally
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Nuneaton decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #24 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #40 of 296
62%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #168 of 296
48%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #216 of 296
80%
Minor dwellings approved
15 decided (1-9 homes)
100%
Major dwellings approved
9 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
25 decided
306
Total decisions
16 refused in the year to March 2026