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 a proposed loft conversion with rooflights.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R26/0309
- Alternative references
- PP-14801555
- Ward
- Eastlands
- Parish
- Unparished
- Agent
- James Lee
- UPRN
- 200001167167
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Existing Plans and Elevations R'cd 23.03.2026Existing Plans | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 23.03.2026Application Form | Not published | View |
| Proposed Plans and Elevations R'cd 01.04.2026Proposed Plans | 1 Apr 2026 | View |
| 759387Decision_CL_Approval_386.pdfDecision Notice | 28 May 2026 | View |
| ApasTemplate_8888.pdfOfficer Report | 28 May 2026 | 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 sourceDecision due date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
759387Decision_CL_Approval_386.pdfPlanning conditions
- Rugby Borough Council hereby certify that on the application date above the matter 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 C: other alterations to the roof of a dwellinghouse. The Local Planning Authority consider that it is necessary to modify the description, 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: Proposed loft conversion with rooflights as detailed in the following documents: - Existing Plans and Elevations Drg No. 01 Received by the Local Planning Authority 23.03.2026 - Proposed Plans and Elevations Drg No. 02B Received by the Local Planning Authority 01.04.2026 SECOND SCHEDULE: 28 TIMBER COURT, RUGBY, CV22 5AZ
- NOTES: 1. This certificate is issued solely for the purpose of sections 192 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended). 2. It certifies that the matter 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 matter described in the First Schedule and to the land specified in the Second Schedule and identified on the attached plan. Any matter which is materially different from 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. 5. If the applicant is aggrieved by the alteration to the description 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.
