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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.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rugby Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 16 Aug 2022 to 28 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 4 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Land to the rear of 19 Hallams Close, Brandon, Rugby, CV8 3NZ
Received 5 Dec 202566, CHURCH STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3PT
Received 18 May 2026Land Adjacent To 75, Reservoir Road, Rugby
Received 23 May 2025THE MILLINGTON, FLECKNOE ROAD, BROADWELL, RUGBY, CV23 8HS
Received 18 Sept 2025Land To East Of, Wolvey Road, Stretton Baskerville
Received 28 Sept 20265, LANGTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3UA
Received 16 Jun 202636, NEWLAND STREET, RUGBY, CV22 7BJ
Received 9 Jul 20267, Dewar Grove, Rugby, CV21 4AT
Received 3 Jun 2026BERNHARDS LANDSCAPES LTD, STRAIGHT MILE, BOURTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9QQ
Received 10 Apr 2026LAND AT NORTH OF, HYDES LANE, STRETTON BASKERVILLE
Received 17 Sept 2026LAND TO THE SOUTHEAST OF DRAYCOTE WATER
Received 3 Jul 202614, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY, RUGBY, CV21 3QF
Received 19 Aug 20258A, MOULTRIE ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3BD
Received 4 Jun 20262, FISHER AVENUE, RUGBY, CV22 5HN
Received 28 Aug 2025Elliots Field Shopping Park, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY
Received 1 May 202690, Bath Street, Rugby, CV21 3JD
Received 27 Oct 202525, Rugby Road, Pailton, Rugby, CV23 0QH
Received 8 Jun 2026College Of Policing, LEAMINGTON ROAD, RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE, COVENTRY, CV8 3EN
Received 24 Dec 2025A46 Walsgrave, Coventry
Received 26 Feb 2026Land South of Coventry Road and Cawston Lane, Coventry Road, Rugby
Received 19 Sept 2025VIRGINIA LODGE, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS, RUGBY, CV23 8DY
Received 20 Aug 2026Plot 9, Prospero Ansty (Ansty Aerodrome), Combe Fields Road, Combe Fields, Coventry, CV7 9JR
Received 5 May 20263, GRANGE ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 1EJ
Received 27 Jul 2026Land East of Stretton Croft, Stretton Baskerville Roundabout, Hinckley, LE10 3JA
Received 14 Aug 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Rugby Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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