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 Detached Garage
Proposal details
- Reference
- R26/0702
- Alternative references
- PP-15096228
- Ward
- Bilton, Dunsmore
- Parish
- Dunchurch, Unparished
- Agent
- Louisa Marley
- UPRN
- 100071237216
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| Document | Published | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Planning statement R'cd 21.07.2026Planning Statement | Not published | View |
| Proposed Garage Drawings R'cd 21.07.2026Proposed Plans | Not published | View |
| Block plan of the site R'cd 21.07.2026Block Plan | Not published | View |
| Site/Block Plan - Existing R'cd 21.07.2026Block Plan | Not published | View |
| The location plan R'cd 21.07.2026Site Location Plan | Not published | View |
| Sustainability appraisal R'cd 21.07.2026Sustainability Checklist | Not published | View |
| CIL Form R'cd 21.07.2026CIL form | Not published | View |
| CIL Form R'cd 21.07.2026CIL form | Not published | View |
| Application Form - Without Personal Data R'cd 21.07.2026Application Form | Not published | View |
| ApasTemplate_9154(1).pdfOfficer Report | 24 Sept 2026 | View |
| 799134Decision_Refusal_of_Planning_Permission_959(1).pdfDecision Notice | 24 Sept 2026 | View |
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Application timeline
Council milestones and published deadlines. A deadline passing does not confirm a decision.
Consultation expiry date
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Council sourcePublicity end 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
799134Decision_Refusal_of_Planning_Permission_959(1).pdfPlanning conditions
- By reason of its increased height, scale and footprint, and its construction in brick rather than the oak/timber-framed design previously negotiated and approved under application R21/0367, the building now substantially constructed represents a visually prominent and incongruous form of development which fails to respect or complement the high-quality, individually designed character of the surrounding development. In addition, the building has been erected otherwise than in accordance with approved plans, in a form previously and specifically considered inappropriate in this location, and the intentional unauthorised nature of this development, in accordance with Policy DM8 of the National Planning Policy Framework, attracts substantial weight against the grant of retrospective planning permission. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SDC1 of the Rugby Borough Local Plan 2011-2031, Policy DP3 and Policy DM8 of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026). 2. By reason of its increased height and massing, and its siting just 5.5m from the front elevation and windows of Plot 13, the building would have an overbearing impact on, and result in unacceptable visual intrusion upon, the outlook enjoyed from the habitable room windows in the front elevation of that dwelling, to the detriment of the amenity of its occupiers. The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy SDC1 of the Rugby Borough Local Plan 2011-2031 and the guidance contained within the Council's Climate Change and Sustainable Design SPD and Policy DM8 of the National Planning Policy Framework (August 2026).
