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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 on the West side of Watling Street, Europark, Rugby, CV23 0AL
Received 18 Feb 2026Parkfield, Main Street, Brandon, Coventry, CV8 3FW
Received 24 Jun 2026LESSINGHAM HOUSE, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS, RUGBY, CV23 8DY
Received 19 Jan 202684, NEWBOLD ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 2NQ
Received 8 Dec 202517, SEDLESCOMBE PARK, RUGBY, CV22 6HL
Received 2 Feb 2025Elliots Field Shopping Park, Leicester Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1SR
Received 20 Nov 202510, Windermere Close, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1NA
Received 19 Aug 2026SAINSBURYS, UNITS 1 & 2 ANSTY PARK, DRAKEN DRIVE, COVENTRY, CV7 9RD
Received 22 Aug 2025The Ridges, Main Street, Frankton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9NY
Received 14 Aug 202517, THE CRESCENT, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0LG
Received 30 Jul 202555, Glebe Crescent, Rugby, CV21 2HG
Received 18 Feb 202641, MAIN STREET, RUGBY, CV22 7NF
Received 29 Aug 20255 OVERSLADE MANOR DRIVE, RUGBY, CV22 6EB
Received 13 Nov 2025CENTRAL & EASTERN PARTS OF ZONE D (Units 5 & 6) LAND NORTH OF COVENTRY ROAD, COVENTRY ROAD, THURLASTON
Received 2 Jul 20261, WYCHWOOD, THE GARDENS, THURLASTON, RUGBY, CV23 9LS
Received 24 Jul 2026THE DOVECOTE, KINGS NEWNHAM ROAD, KINGS NEWNHAM, RUGBY, CV23 0JT
Received 15 Jan 202632, WHITE LION, BROAD STREET, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0LS
Received 10 Sept 2025A46 Walsgrave, Coventry
Received 3 Mar 2026130, ASHLAWN ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5EP
Received 14 Nov 20256, FERN CLOSE, RUGBY, CV23 0UQ
Received 10 Nov 202510, Webb Ellis Road, Rugby, CV22 7AU
Received 8 May 202616, Meadow Road, Rugby, CV21 1ER
Received 9 Jun 202619, Wise Grove, Rugby, CV21 4BA
Received 18 Jun 20253, POST HOUSE GARDENS, RUGBY ROAD, PAILTON, RUGBY, CV23 0QU
Received 3 Feb 2026Records 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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