Planning in Coventry
Coventry City Council has 18 conservation areas and 14 Article 4 direction areas on the national planning data platform, plus 313 listed building outlines.
Conservation areas
18
Article 4 directions
14
Listed building outlines
313
Planning applications
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not published yet
Check what you can build — with AI
Planium reads the conservation area appraisal, Article 4 directions and local plan policies for Coventry and tells you whether your extension, loft conversion or change of use needs planning permission.
Conservation areas
- Allesley Village Conservation Areadesignated 20 December 1968
- Brownshill Green Conservation Area
- Chapelfields Conservation Areadesignated 9 November 1976
- Coventry Canal Conservation Areadesignated 19 June 2012
- Earlsdon Conservation Area
- Far Gosford Street Conservation Areadesignated 21 October 1992
- Greyfriars Green Conservation Areadesignated 8 August 1969
- Hawksbury Junction Conservation Areadesignated 14 September 1976
- High Street Conservation Areadesignated 12 October 1982
- Hill Top Conservation Areadesignated 8 August 1969
- Ivy Farm Lane (Canley Hamlet) Conservation Areadesignated 16 November 1989
- Kenilworth Road Conservation Areadesignated 20 December 1968
- Lady Herbert's Garden and the Burges Conservation Areadesignated 8 August 1969
- London Road Conservation Areadesignated 5 April 1977
- Naul's Mill Conservation Areadesignated 10 September 2003
- Spon End Conservation Areadesignated 10 September 2003
- Spon Street Conservation Areadesignated 8 August 1969
- Stoke Green Conservation Areadesignated 20 December 1968
Article 4 directions
- Black Horse, 73 Spon End23 November 2012
- Brownshill Green18 March 2022
- Copsewood Grange and Lodge, New Century Park, Allard Way2 May 2014
- Earlsdon18 March 2022
- HMO - 30.9.238 September 2022
- Lady Herberts Garden and the Burges8 July 2025
- Land at 23 (Bank House), 25 and 29 Warwick Road, Coventry, CV1 2EZ25 July 2019
- Land at 6 The Firs12 May 2016
- Matrix, Churchill Car Park13 October 1995
- St. Nicholas Church19 September 2023
- Stoneleigh Road20 March 1992
- The Albany, Albany Road, Coventry, CV5 6JU16 February 2018
- United Reform Church, Hawkes Mill Lane5 June 2015
- Washbrook Lane21 September 2005
Frequently asked questions
Is my property in a conservation area in Coventry?
Coventry City Council has designated 18 conservation areas, listed on this page with their designation dates and appraisal documents where the council publishes them. In a conservation area, permitted development rights are narrower: cladding, some extensions, roof alterations and satellite dishes on the front elevation may need planning permission, and demolition of most buildings needs consent.
What is an Article 4 direction?
An Article 4 direction removes specific permitted development rights in a defined area, so work that would normally not need planning permission — for example replacing windows, changing a house into a small HMO or altering front boundaries — does need an application. Coventry has 14 Article 4 direction areas recorded on planning.data.gov.uk.
How do I check what I am allowed to build?
Start with the designations on the site (conservation area, Article 4, listed building), then the local plan policies and any design codes. Planium can read the council’s appraisal and policy documents and summarise what applies to your project, including whether permitted development is available.
Coventry City Council website · All local planning authorities
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) (Open Government Licence v3.0) · Retrieved 2026-10-09