Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
Application overview
Certificate of lawfulness for the usage of a childrens care home. (existing)
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0685
- Alternative references
- PP-14234606
- Ward
- Revel & Binley Woods
- Parish
- Binley Woods
- UPRN
- 100070174925
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| The location plan R'cd 07.08.2025Site Location Plan | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 07.08.2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| Site Levels Plan - Existing R'cd 12.08.2025Existing Plans | 18 Aug 2025 | View |
| Floor Plan - Existing R'cd 12.08.2025Existing Plans | 18 Aug 2025 | View |
| Existing Elevation Plans R'cd 12.08.2025Existing Plans | 18 Aug 2025 | View |
| Officer ReportOfficer Report | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
| Decision NoticeDecision Notice | 15 Oct 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourcePublicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceStatutory expiry date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision due date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceDecision expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
Decision NoticePlanning conditions
- Rugby Borough Council hereby certify that on the application date above the use described in the First Schedule hereto in respect of the land specified in the Second Schedule hereto and edged red on the plan attached to this certificate was lawful within the meaning of section 191 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the following reasons: The property was in use as a children and young people's home, use class C2 - Residential institutions, for a period greater than 10 years. The Local Planning Authority consider that it is necessary to modify the description for clarity, as detailed in the First Schedule, based on the evidence submitted and that contained within the Council records and for the avoidance of doubt in the future. FIRST SCHEDULE: Certificate of lawfulness for the usage of a childrens care home. (existing) The Application Form The Site Location Plan Received by the Local Planning Authority on the 7th August 2025 Existing Site Plan - 2605 D 20 001 Existing Ground and First Floor Plans - 2605 D 20 002 Existing Elevations - 2605 D 20 003 Received by the Local Planning Authority on the 12th August 2025 SECOND SCHEDULE: 229 Binley Woods House, Rugby Road, Binley Woods, CV3 2BB - edged red on the plan below.
- NOTES: 1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of sections 191 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). 2. It certifies that the use specified in the First Schedule taking place on the land described in the Second Schedule was lawful, on the specified date and, thus, would not have been liable to enforcement action under Part 7 of the 1990 Act on that date. 3. This certificate applies only to the extent of the use described in the First Schedule and to the land specified in the Second Schedule and identified on the attached plan. Any use which is materially different from that described or which relate to other land may render the owner or occupier liable to enforcement action. 4. If the applicant is aggrieved by the alteration to the description given in the First Schedule that accompanies this decision they may appeal to the Secretary of State under Section 195 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). You must use a Certificate of Lawful Use or Development Appeal Form when making your appeal. If requesting forms from the Planning Inspectorate, please state the appeal form you require. Please note, only the applicant possesses the right of appeal.
