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
Retrospective greenhouse and gazebo including paving.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0708
- Alternative references
- PP-14246648
- Ward
- Dunsmore
- Parish
- Thurlaston
- Agent
- Mark Lidgard
- UPRN
- 100071239418
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Proposed site, site location plan, floor and elevation plans r'cd 14.08.25Proposed Plans | Not published | View |
| Existing layout, site and site location plans r'cd 14.08.25Existing Plans | Not published | View |
| R'cd 14.08.25Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| BNG Metric R'cd 14.08.25Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| R'cd 14.08.25Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| R'cd 14.08.25Heritage Statement | Not published | View |
| Proposed layout plan r'cd 14.08.25Proposed Plans | Not published | View |
| R'cd 14.08.25Application Form | Not published | View |
| Thurlaston_Meadows_Care_Home.pdfOfficer Report | 22 Sept 2025 | View |
| 675592Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_7924.pdfDecision Notice | 2 Oct 2025 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
Past published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council sourceSite notice end 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 sourceConsultation expiry 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 expiry date
Published deadlineA published target or deadline. It does not confirm an outcome.
Council source
Decision & conditions
675592Decision_Approval_Planning_Permission_7924.pdfPlanning conditions
- CONDITION 1: This permission shall be deemed to have taken effect on 02-Oct-2025. REASON: To comply with Section 91 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 as amended by Section 51 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act, 2004.
- CONDITION 2: The development shall be carried out in accordance with the plans and documents detailed below: Documents received by the Local Planning Authority 14-Aug-25 ApplicationForm.pdf (Application Form) Drawing No:1296/02 (Proposed Plans and Elevations 1:50, Site Block Plan 1:500 & Site Location Plan 1:1250) Drawing No:1296/03 (Proposed Site Layout Plan 1:50) 1296 BNG Metric.xlsx (BNG Metric) 1296 Sustainability Checklist.pdf (Sustainability Checklist) REASON: For the avoidance of doubt and to ensure that the details of the development are acceptable to the Local Planning Authority.
- CONDITION 3: The facing materials to be used on the external walls and roof shall be as specified on the application form, received by the Council on 14-Aug-25 and on plans outlined in Condition 2. REASON: To ensure a satisfactory external appearance and for the avoidance of doubt.
- CONDITION 4: The development hereby permitted (including site clearance) shall not commence until a Biodiversity Management Plan (BMP) to include a plan of habitats and protected and priority species mitigation, biodiversity enhancements, long-term management and monitoring (to include location of measures, installation timescale, timing of works, replacement planting details if applicable, and species lists for proposed planting) has been submitted to and approved in writing by the Local Planning Authority. Such measures will be shown on all applicable annotated site plans and elevations, such approved mitigation and enhancement measures shall thereafter be implemented in full and maintained in strict accordance with the approved details in perpetuity. REASON: To enhance the nature conservation value of the site and ensure biodiversity net gain in accordance with the NERC act, NPPF, ODPM Circular 2005/06.
- DEEMED CONDITION: In accordance with the Environmental Act 2021, Schedule 14, paragraph 13 and the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 Schedule 7A, paragraph 13: the development may not be begun unless— (a) a biodiversity gain plan has been submitted to the planning authority, and (b) the planning authority has approved the plan. The planning authority, for the purposes of determining whether to approve a Biodiversity Gain Plan in respect of this permission would be Rugby Borough Council.
- INFORMATIVE 1: Environmental Services advise that in order to reduce the likelihood of local residents being subjected to adverse levels of noise annoyance during construction, work on site should not occur outside the following hours: - Monday - Friday - 7.30 a.m. - 6.00 p.m. Saturday - 8.30 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. No work on Sundays & Bank Holidays.
