Becketts Foods Ltd, OAK HOUSE Heyford Close, Coventry, CV2 2QB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001393/FUL - FUL minor application Approved

Proposal

Erection of extension to existing production hall (retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Validated
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

Documents 18

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Site constraints 8

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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project 59 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Local nature reserve 458 m away: Wyken Slough; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area; Priority habitat 33 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 Planning Inspectorate 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
CV2 2QB
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Granted Conditions
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Agent
Legacy of Sid

How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster 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
21 Oct 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