Flat 1, LUCYS COURT, 5 Lower Holyhead Road, Coventry, CV1 3DS Data via plota.co.uk
PL/2026/0001478/FUL - FUL minor application
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Proposal
Proposed change of use from purpose-built student accommodation (sui generis) to co-living accommodation (sui generis), and associated internal alterations Data via plota.co.uk
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20 Aug 2026
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4 Sept 2026
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14 Oct 2026
Withdrawn on 14 Oct 2026 · Delegated decision · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Documents 12
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 9
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Existing and Proposed Site Plan DWG (08) 02 Rev A
Site plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Existing Third Floor Plan DWG (08) 05 Rev A
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Existing Ground Floor Plan DWG (08) 03 Rev A
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Existing First and Second Floor Plans DWG (04) 04
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Proposed Ground Floor Plan DWG (08) 03 Rev A
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Proposed First and Second Floor Plans DWG (04) 04
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Operational Management Plan
Supporting information · 20 Aug 2026
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Proposed Third Floor Plan DWG (08) 05
Floor plans · 20 Aug 2026
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Location Plan
Location plan · 20 Aug 2026
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Application forms 1
Site constraints 9
Spon Street Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Scheduled monument 55 m away: Coventry city walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
23 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 13-23 (Odd) Lower Holyhead Road, Grade II, 40 m away · 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 23 with distances
- 40 m13-23 (Odd) Lower Holyhead RoadGrade II
- 49 m172 Spon StreetGrade II
- 51 m16a and 17 Spon StreetGrade II
- 51 m16 Spon StreetGrade II
- 52 m14 and 15 Spon StreetGrade II
- 54 m171 Spon StreetGrade II
- 54 m11 and 12, Spon StreetGrade II
- 57 mBonds HospitalGrade II*
- 59 m10, Spon StreetGrade II
- 63 m169 Spon StreetGrade II
- 63 m9, Spon StreetGrade II
- 67 mOld Windmill InnGrade II
- 70 m167 and 168, Spon StreetGrade II
- 70 m188-190 Spon StreetGrade II
- 73 m25-29 (Odd) Lower Holyhead RoadGrade II
- 74 m27 Spon StreetGrade II
- 78 mBablake SchoolGrade I
- 79 m166 Spon StreetGrade II
- 86 m163 and 164 Spon StreetGrade II
- 90 mChurch of St John the BaptistGrade I
- 104 m159-162 Spon StreetGrade II
- 118 m34-44 (Even) Hill StreetGrade II
- 123 m1 and 3 Ryley StreetGrade II
Also on the record
Heritage at risk 55 m away: Coventry City Walls; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt
Checked on 17 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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Consultation & key dates
- Statutory expiry
- 30 Oct 2026
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Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
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Change of use
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%).
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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
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