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 (Proposed) - Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of single storey flat roof rear extension.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0689
- Alternative references
- PP-14236999
- Ward
- Wolston & the Lawfords
- Parish
- Wolston
- Agent
- Patrick Thirlwall
- UPRN
- 100070173487
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed Elevation plans r'cd 07.08.25Proposed Plans | Not published | View |
| Site Location and Block plan r'cd 07.08.25Site, Location or Block Plan | Not published | View |
| Existing Elevation plans r'cd 07.08.25Existing Plans | Not published | View |
| Existing and Proposed Floor plans r'cd 07.08.25Composite Plans | Not published | View |
| Application Form Redacted R'cd 07.08.25Application Form | Not published | View |
| 674750Decision_CL_Approval_333.pdfDecision Notice | 30 Sept 2025 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8067.pdfOfficer Report | 30 Sept 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
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Council source
Decision & conditions
674750Decision_CL_Approval_333.pdfPlanning conditions
- Rugby Borough Council hereby certify that on the application date above the operations 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 would be lawful within the meaning of section 192 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the following reasons: The application complies with the requirements of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (As Amended) Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A: enlargement, improvement or other alteration of a dwellinghouse. The Local Planning Authority consider that it is necessary to modify the description/site plan* ??HOW??, as detailed in the First/Second Schedule*, based on the evidence submitted and that contained within the Council records and for the avoidance of doubt in the future. FIRST SCHEDULE: Installation of a single storey rear extension, as detailed in the following documents: Application form Existing elevations, drawing no. 202503-PJT-DR-005 Rev. P01 Proposed elevations, drawing no. 202503-PJT-DR-007 Rev. P01 Site location and block plan, drawing no. 202503-PJT-DR-006 Rev. P01 Existing and proposed floor plans, drawing no. 202503-PJT-DR-004 Rev. P01 Received by Council, 07/08/2025 SECOND SCHEDULE: 22, ELMDENE CLOSE, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3JN as edged in red as shown below:
- NOTES: 1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of sections 191/192* of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). 2. It certifies that the use/operations/matter* specified in the First Schedule taking place on the land described in the Second Schedule was/were/would* have been/would be lawful*, on the specified date and, thus, was not/were not/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/operations/matter* described in the First Schedule and to the land specified in the Second Schedule and identified on the attached plan (IF RELEVANT). Any use/operations/matter* which is/are* materially different from that/those* described or which relate to other land may render the owner or occupier liable to enforcement action. 4. The effect of the certificate is also qualified by the proviso in section 192(4) of the 1990 Act, as amended, which states that the lawfulness of a described use or operation is only conclusively presumed where there has been no material change, before the use is instituted or the operations begun, in any of the matters relevant to determining such lawfulness. (DELETE IF NOT APPLICABLE) 5. If the applicant is aggrieved by the alteration to the description/site* plan 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. (DELETE IF NOT APPLICABLE)
