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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 West Side Of, Heritage Close, Rugby, CV22 7PW
Received 4 Aug 2026130, Dunchurch Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6DR
Received 26 Nov 2025THE WEST WING FITZJOHNS, BARBY ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5QB
Received 14 Apr 202633, Berrybanks, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7JJ
Received 9 Mar 2026NORTH GATES, HINCKLEY ROAD, BURTON HASTINGS, NUNEATON, CV11 6RG
Received 14 Aug 202625 Hadfield Close, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0DL
Received 24 Jun 20254, King Georges Court, School Street, Long Lawford, Rugby, CV23 9DA
Received 20 May 20262-6, ALBERT STREET, RUGBY, CV21 2RS
Received 9 Jan 20262, WOODSIDE, RUGBY ROAD, BRANDON, COVENTRY, CV8 3GJ
Received 17 Aug 2026Flat, Leam Valley Golf Centre, Southam Road, Kites Hardwick, Rugby, CV23 8AA
Received 23 Sept 2025NELSONS WHARF, RUGBY ROAD, STOCKTON, SOUTHAM, CV47 8AA
Received 19 Aug 2026ADVERTISING ON BUS SHELTER OPP BATH STREET, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY
Received 11 May 2026Land rear of Elmore, Parrotts Grove, Coventry
Received 20 Nov 202515, HIBBERT CLOSE, RUGBY, CV22 6DS
Received 21 Jul 2025ST MARKS CHURCH, CHURCH WALK, RUGBY, CV22 7NQ
Received 13 May 2026OLD WALLS, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS, RUGBY, CV23 8EB
Received 24 Jul 2026Parcel E (Miller Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 8 Jun 202610, Foxglove Close, Rugby, CV23 0TS
Received 10 Aug 2026Land To East Of, Wolvey Road, Stretton Baskerville
Received 24 Sept 20256, Highway House, Lutterworth Road, Wolvey, Hinckley, LE10 3HW
Received 24 Oct 2025Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 28 Aug 2026BROWNSOVER HALL HOTEL, BROWNSOVER LANE, RUGBY, CV21 1HU
Received 15 Jul 202518, Vicarage Hill, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 0DG
Received 12 May 2026Houlton Primary School, Rugby Radio Station (Houlton), Watling Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby
Received 9 Jun 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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