78 Grafton Street, Coventry, CV1 2HW Data via plota.co.uk

Pending PL/2026/0001476/LDCE - LDCE Certificate of lawful development existing
Admin / procedural
Council
Coventry 7.7/10
Date received
27 Aug 2026
Postcode
CV1 2HW
Type
LDCE Certificate of lawful development existing

Description

Lawful Development Certificate for existing 5 bedroom HMO including loft conversion Data via plota.co.uk

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Site constraints 3

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
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Also on the record
Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Previous applications at this address

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2024 Approved
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Retention of illuminated ATM advertisement surround
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Display of non-illuminated signage.
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings