Whitley Pumping Station London Road, Coventry Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/0001725/DCA - DCA Approval of details reserved by condition Pending Consideration

Proposal

Submission of details to discharge conditions 26 - drainage details/scheme/strategy/discharge rates/evidence/provision/surface water/ground investigation report/permeable paving/overland flow routes/site levels/structures/foul drainage, 27 - investigation/risk assessment/survey/potential risk/remedial options and 28 - detailed remediation scheme: imposed on planning permission granted on 12/05/2023 (planning committee on 02/09/2021) for Hybrid planning application comprising: 1) Outline planning for erection of up to 195 no dwellings (Use Class C3), new vehicular access onto London Road with associated access works, parking, landscaping and ancillary works. All matters reserved except access. 2. Full planning for the renovation of the existing Lodge Building to provide one dwellinghouse (Use Class C3); Change of use of the existing Pump House to provide four flats (Use Class C3), associated access works, parking, landscaping and ancillary works Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
2 Oct 2026
✓
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 1 Dec 2026.

Site constraints 5

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
Council record ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Coventry built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 10 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 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
Coventry
Application type
DCA Approval of details reserved by condition
Received
2 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
1 Dec 2026
Decision level
Delegated decision
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
1 Dec 2026
Coventry
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#35 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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%).

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