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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
THE MILLINGTON, FLECKNOE ROAD, BROADWELL, RUGBY, CV23 8HS
Received 23 Feb 2026Houlton School, Signal Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 1ED
Received 6 Aug 2026HALL FARM, HIGH STREET, MARTON, RUGBY, CV23 9RR
Received 9 Jan 2026Land Opp 120-122, BUCHANAN ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 6AZ
Received 6 Mar 202692, TENNYSON AVENUE, RUGBY, RUGBY, CV22 6JF
Received 19 Jan 202614, CHURCH STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3PL
Received 20 Nov 2025RUGBY GATEWAY, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY,
Received 9 Jul 2026Lentons Lane Solar Farm, Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green
Received 9 Sept 2025PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE, LEAMINGTON ROAD, PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, CV23 9PX
Received 11 May 202659, Wolsey Road, Rugby, CV22 6LW
Received 25 Jul 2025LAND AT PADGE HALL FARM, WATLING STREET, BURBAGE
Received 23 Jul 20269, KILBRACKEN HOUSE, BARBY ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5DX
Received 7 Apr 2026Primary School (District Centre), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Watling Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 11 Sept 202517, THE CRESCENT, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0LG
Received 30 Jul 202526, Charlotte Street, Rugby, CV21 3HB
Received 26 May 2026DIPBAR FIELDS, DAVENTRY ROAD, DUNCHURCH, CV22 6NT
Received 26 Jan 2026CEDAR LODGE, LUTTERWORTH ROAD, BURTON HASTINGS, NUNEATON, CV11 6RB
Received 3 Mar 2026CALCUTT ELMS FARM, CALCUTT LANE, STOCKTON, CV23 8HY
Received 16 Jul 2025Unit 5, PILOT WAY, Coombe Fields, COVENTRY, CV7 9JU
Received 30 Jul 2025ELMS FARM, OXFORD ROAD, MARTON, RUGBY, CV23 9RQ
Received 5 Mar 202623, ELMDENE CLOSE, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3JN
Received 6 Jan 202668, CHURCH STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3PT
Received 11 Nov 202541, MAIN STREET, RUGBY, CV22 7NF
Received 6 Oct 2025ABBEY HALL, FOSSE WAY, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0NB
Received 10 Sept 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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