Planning decisions in Coventry
As of 7 Jul 2023, covering the last 5 years.
On the public planning record, Coventry approved 88% of 2,388 decided applications in the last 5 years. Here is the approval rate for the most common home-project types. It is useful before you apply and free for local reporters to cite with attribution to MyTrustedTraders.
Approval rate by project type
- Extension : 89% approved (750 decided, ~61 days)
- Rear extension : 88% approved (579 decided, ~60 days)
- Loft conversion : 81% approved (127 decided, ~62 days)
- Side extension : 91% approved (122 decided, ~71 days)
- Change of use : 81% approved (113 decided, ~72 days)
- Demolition : 87% approved (110 decided, ~77 days)
- Two-storey extension : 85% approved (107 decided, ~77 days)
- Roof / fenestration : 96% approved (85 decided, ~61 days)
- Driveway / dropped kerb : 90% approved (72 decided, ~81 days)
- Outbuilding / garden room : 82% approved (71 decided, ~73 days)
- New dwelling : 82% approved (60 decided, ~74 days)
- Advertisement / signage : 92% approved (59 decided, ~61 days)
- Porch : 100% approved (54 decided, ~77 days) †
- Tree work : 96% approved (45 decided, ~56 days)
- Garage conversion : 97% approved (34 decided, ~61 days)
† We hold no refused decisions for this type here, so treat a full approval rate with caution. The council's own portal has the complete history.
Method
Figures are aggregates over the public planning decisions we hold for Coventry, matched to a project type from the application description. Overall approval is decided-weighted across project types, using each type's rate over the last 5 years where we hold enough decisions, otherwise its full record. Only types with at least five decided applications are shown. We publish aggregate counts only, with no application references or applicant names. Full method and limits.