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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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.
49, Lawford Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2EB
Received 24 Feb 2026Unit D, Swift Point, Swift Valley, Rugby, CV21 1QH
Received 20 Feb 2026TWO ACRES, RUGBY ROAD, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3FZ
Received 22 Jul 202615 and 17 Hill Street, Rugby, CV21 2NB
Received 10 Sept 2025I T P SALES UK LIMITED, BUTLER HOUSE, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3RW
Received 16 Mar 20268, Somers Road, Rugby
Received 24 Apr 20261, REGENT STREET, RUGBY, CV21 2PE
Received 13 Jan 2026Unit 2, 2 , Central Park Drive, Rugby, CV23 0WE
Received 8 Jun 20265, THE ARBOURS, RUGBY, RUGBY, CV22 5AY
Received 31 Jul 2025LAND AT PADGE HALL FARM, WATLING STREET, BURBAGE
Received 2 Dec 2025Pavement outside OS 16 High Street, Rugby, CV21 3BG
Received 22 May 2026162, Montague Road, Rugby, CV22 6LQ
Received 6 Feb 2026THE HALL FITZJOHNS, BARBY ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5QB
Received 29 Sept 2025Land North of, Handley Road, Rugby CV23 1GA
Received 9 Jan 2026Rugby Bargain Tyres Limited, adjacent to A426, Leicester Rd, Rugby, CV21 1DJ
Received 4 Feb 20267, Meadow Close, Wolvey, Hinckley, LE10 3LW
Received 4 Jun 20268, Great Brook Meadow Close, Rugby, CV23 1DN
Received 22 Apr 202644, Lower Road, Barnacle, Coventry, CV7 9LD
Received 7 Sept 202692, Potsford Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7YY
Received 17 Apr 202642, CYMBELINE WAY, RUGBY, CV22 6JY
Received 17 Jul 20264, Bulkington Road, Shilton, Coventry, CV7 9JS
Received 22 Jul 202517, Lemon Close, Rugby, CV22 5GH
Received 21 Aug 20252, MONKS CLOSE, RUGBY, CV22 7FP
Received 19 Aug 20266, CROFT CLOSE, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9NG
Received 14 May 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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