Coventry City Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Coventry City Council decided more than 2,000 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 17% of those it approved or refused, higher than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 50 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Coventry City Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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5 August 2026 · Approved
Foxford School And Community Arts College Ansell Drive, Coventry, CV6 6BB · PL/2026/0000754/FULM
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4 August 2026 · Approved
County Scaffolding Ltd, 27A Westwood Heath Road, Coventry · PL/2025/0001730/OUTM
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17 July 2026 · Refused
Land Off Fivefield Road, Coventry · PL/2025/0001302/OUTM
Figures for Coventry City Council
| Applications decided | more than 2,000 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 17%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 50 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | 9%of more than 530 decided |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | more than 230 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 37%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 62plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Coventry City Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues relevant to this appeal are: • the effect of the proposed development upon the character and appearance of the area; and • the effect of the proposed development upon the living conditions of the occupiers of neighbouring…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the locality.”
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“The main issues in this case are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, • The effect of the proposed development on the living conditions of neighbouring residents with particular regard to…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.