Seymour Paper & Packaging, 70 - 86 Lower Ford Street, Coventry, CV1 5PW
Proposal
Change of use of existing warehouse (use class B8) to multiple commercial units (use class E) and conversion of existing live-work unit to independent residential unit (use class C3) with associated external alterations; and change of use of land to the side of the building to a car park.
- Received (week of)
- 10 August 2026
- Decided
- 5 October 2026 · Refused
- Council
- Coventry City Council
- Ward
- St. Michael's
- ReceivedReceived (week of)10 Aug
- ValidatedValidated
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 56 days (council typically 49)
This is a planning application for a change of use at Seymour Paper & Packaging, 70 - 86 Lower Ford Street, Coventry, CV1 5PW. Coventry has handled 54 applications of this type and approves 69% of them, typically deciding them in 56 days. There has been 1 other application 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 history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Article 4 direction: Hmo - 30.9.23
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
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