Alley Food & Mood, 31 Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FY
Proposal
Change of use from retail (use class A1) to restaurant / cafe (use class A3) & hot food takeaway (use class A5) & the installation of an extraction system to flat roof.
- Received
- 26 February 2019
- Decided
- 24 April 2019 · Granted Conditions
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Coventry City Council
- Ward
- St. Michael's
- ReceivedSubmitted26 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Feb
- Consult.Consultation3 Apr
- TargetTarget Date24 Apr
- DecidedDecided24 Apr
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
This is a full planning application for a change of use at Alley Food & Mood, 31 Smithford Way, Coventry, CV1 1FY. Coventry has handled 1,991 applications of this type and approves 87% of them, typically deciding them in 61 days. This one was decided in 57 days, 4 days quicker than Coventry's median. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across St. Michael's. We hold 1,217 applications in total for the CV1 postcode area.
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Planning constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
- Article 4 direction: Hmo - 30.9.23
- Brownfield land register: Charles Ager Smithford WayRegister site at or near this address
Also checked, none recorded (22)
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