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7 Leighton Close, Coventry, CV4 7AE

HH/2022/1269HHA Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwellingRefused
Householder

Refused on 13 July 2022

Delegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Erection of a Two Storey Front and Rear Extension, First Floor Side Extension, Additional Floor of Accommodation at Second Floor Level, New Hipped Roof Design and Alteration to Exterior and Fenestration.

Received
19 May 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Wainbody
  1. Received19 May
  2. Validated19 May
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided13 Jul

Decided in 55 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a rear extension at 7 Leighton Close, Coventry, CV4 7AE. Coventry has handled 1,991 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 6 days longer than Coventry's typical decision time. The site is in the Kenilworth Road conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 115 applications across Wainbody. We hold 946 applications in total for the CV4 postcode area.

84% of full applications at Coventry City Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CV4 7AE
Application type
HHA Householder application for planning permission for works or extension to a dwelling
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 May 2022
Application expires
14 July 2022

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Appeal

Appeal reference
APP/U4610/D/22/3307355
Appeal status
Appeal dismissed

Appeal history

3307355
Dismissed
Type: Householder (HAS)Procedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 2 February 2023Dev Type: Householder developmentsReason: Refusal

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Kenilworth Road Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo - 30.9.23
  • Local nature reserve: Wainbody Wood & Stivichall Common, Kenilworth Road SpinneyPart of the site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Coventry

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