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
Proposed certificate of Lawfulness for change of use to C2 children’s home for 1 child, with care provided by staff working on a continuous multi-day (block) basis.
Proposal details
- Reference
- R26/0572
- Alternative references
- PP-14986814
- UPRN
- 100070178745
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Cover letter R'cd 04.06.26Supporting Information | Not published | View |
| R'cd 04.06.26Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| R'cd 04.06.26Site Location Plan | Not published | View |
| R'cd 04.06.26Application Form | Not published | View |
| ApasTemplate_9184(1).pdfOfficer Report | 2 Oct 2026 | View |
| 801306Decision_CL_Approval_400(1).pdfDecision Notice | 2 Oct 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Publicity end date
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Council sourceConsultation expiry date
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Council sourceStatutory expiry date
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Council sourceDecision due date
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Council sourceDecision expiry date
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Council source
Decision & conditions
801306Decision_CL_Approval_400(1).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 192 of the Town and County Planning Act 1990 (as amended) for the following reasons: Given the scale, intensity and operational management model of the children's home, it is considered that there would be no material change of use of the land. FIRST SCHEDULE: Proposed certificate of Lawfulness for change of use to C2 children’s home for 1 child, with care provided by staff working on a continuous multi-day (block) basis. Approved documents: Site Location Plan; Planning Statement. SECOND SCHEDULE: At 59 Boughton Road Rugby CV21 1BH.
- 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 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 be 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. 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.
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