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 (Existing) Siting of a modular office building together with ancillary access, parking and amenity area.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R25/0821
- Alternative references
- PP-14327177
- Ward
- Leam Valley
- Parish
- Birdingbury
- Agent
- Ian Gidley
- UPRN
- MAN000000000220853
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Planning statement R'cd 16.09.2025Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| Photographs and photomontages R'cd 16.09.2025Photographs | Not published | View |
| Site/Block Plan - Existing R'cd 16.09.2025Block Plan | Not published | View |
| Existing Plans and Elevations R'cd 16.09.2025Existing Plans | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 16.09.2025Application Form | Not published | View |
| Site Location Plan R'cd 17.09.2025Site Location Plan | 18 Sept 2025 | View |
| Redacted Statutory Declaration Rcd 16.06.2026Supporting Information | 17 Jun 2026 | View |
| 777121Decision_CL_Approval_393.pdfDecision Notice | 17 Jul 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8196.pdfOfficer Report | 17 Jul 2026 | 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 sourceExtension 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
777121Decision_CL_Approval_393.pdfPlanning 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 would be lawful within the meaning of section 191 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the following reasons: The Council are of the opinion that sufficient information has been submitted to demonstrate that, on the balance of probabilities, the modular building has been continuously used as an office on the site for at least 10 years prior to the date of the application. Therefore, the breach is lawful by virtue of section 191 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) FIRST SCHEDULE: Siting of a modular office building together with ancillary access, parking and amenity area as shown in the following documents; - Block Plan Drg No. 4868-01 - Existing Elevations Drg No. 4868-02 Received by the Local Planning Authority 16.09.2025 - Site Location Plan (IMG_20250917_0001.pdf) Received by the Local Planning Authority 17.09.2025 SECOND SCHEDULE: Office at Festival Fields, Marton Road, Birdingbury, CV23 8EH
- 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 would be 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.
