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Down-town, 24 - 25 Burges, Coventry, CV1 1HL

PL/2026/0000455/RDCARDCA Application for planning permission for relevant demolition in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Listed building consent
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Conservation Area consent for the demolition of vacant building in disrepair to form a public square adjacent the newly created River Sherborne Development.

Received
18 March 2026
Ward
St. Michael's
  1. Received18 Mar
  2. Validated
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a heritage application for demolition at Down-town, 24 - 25 Burges, Coventry, CV1 1HL. Coventry has handled 112 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 18 March 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Lady Herbert's Garden conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 145 applications across St. Michael's. We hold 1,238 applications in total for the CV1 postcode area.

94% of heritage 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
CV1 1HL
Application type
RDCA Application for planning permission for relevant demolition in a conservation area

Planning application dates

Validated
18 March 2026

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Lady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Area
  • Article 4 direction: Hmo - 30.9.23+1 more
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Lady Herbert's Garden, Coventry
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, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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