Atherstone Sports Club, Ratcliffe Road, Atherstone, CV9 1LX Data via plota.co.uk

2026/0738/AVC - Major Development In Consultation

Proposal

Section 73A application to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) of permission (Proposed construction of an artificial grass pitch with associated features including six 15m high floodlights for new artificial grass pitch and the grass rugby pitch; 4.5m high mesh ball stop fencing; 1.2m and 2m high pitch barriers; hard standing circulation areas; access lighting; soft landscaping; improved access and parking areas. Inlcudibng additional parking area with access from Royal Meadow Drive.) to allow for amended drainage strategy Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 22 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 22 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 29 Oct 2026

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    Conditions variation sought for 2

    • VariationSection 73A application to vary condition 2 (Approved plans) (Proposed construction…This application2026/0738/AVC

Site constraints 4

Flood Zone
Article 4 direction
Borough wide. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Flood Zone: FZ2. Source river. Origin: modelled. | Flood Source: river. | See: https://flood-map-for-planning.service.gov.uk/ for the annual likelihood of this type of flooding. | Risk Band: High. | Risk Band: Medium. | Risk Band: Low. | Playing Field (NULL). | Grade 3. | Urban. | Settlement Category 1.0 (Atherstone with Mancetter). | Settlement Category 5.0 (All other locations). | Borough wide (ART4/2026/001).Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Atherstone built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1169 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application.
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 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

Application type
Major Development
Postcode
CV9 1LX
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
22 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
MUGA UK Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
29 Oct 2026
Statutory expiry
22 Dec 2026
North Warwickshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#199 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

North Warwickshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #246 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are more likely to be approved here than most councils, with a 97% approval rate vs 90% nationally.

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
North Warwickshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #63 of 296
97%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #37 of 296
48%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #246 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #258 of 296
84%
Minor dwellings approved
63 decided (1-9 homes)
80%
Major dwellings approved
5 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
26 decided
368
Total decisions
24 refused in the year to March 2026