Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council decided more than 360 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough 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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20 October 2026 · Approved
Site 114B008 - Hall Farm Church Lane Exhall · 039592
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4 September 2026 · Approved
Erection of 32 dwellings and associated infrastructure
SITE 31A001 WATLING STREET Watling Street, Nuneaton, Warwickshire · 039512
Figures for Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 360 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 36 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 31%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2018 |
| Local Plan policies held | 67plan adopted 2025 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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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 are: • Whether the proposed development would undermine the plan-making process by pre-determining new development in the emerging local plan; • Whether the proposal would fulfil the economic and social roles of sustainable development in terms of…”
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“The main issues are: • Whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • The effect of the proposal on the openness of…”
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“The main issues in this appeal are: • The effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area, • Whether the proposal would provide acceptable living conditions for future residents with regard to privacy and outlook…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.