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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
BIGGIN HALL FARM, BIGGIN HALL LANE, THURLASTON, RUGBY, CV23 9LD
Received 9 Jan 2026Land East of Stretton Croft, Stretton Baskerville Roundabout, Hinckley, LE10 3JA
Received 15 Aug 2025154, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HN
Received 3 Feb 20265, MURRAY ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3JN
Received 4 Nov 20256, Staverton Leys, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5RD
Received 24 Nov 2025YARDLEYS MEADOW, STRETTON ROAD, WOLSTON
Received 2 Oct 202513, HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5DF
Received 1 Aug 2025135, CORNWALLIS ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 7SJ
Received 7 Jul 2025154, HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5AL
Received 4 Aug 202542, LAWFORD ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 2DY
Received 2 Feb 2026HILLCREST HOUSE, SCHOOL HILL, FLECKNOE, RUGBY, CV23 8AU
Received 2 Dec 20251, GABLE CLOSE, RUGBY, CV22 7NS
Received 4 Aug 202546, CALDECOTT STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3TH
Received 26 Jan 202631, Manor Road, Rugby, CV21 2SZ
Received 4 Mar 202624, BELMONT ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5NZ
Received 21 Aug 202532, Eden Road, Rugby, CV21 4HT
Received 4 Nov 2025125, Murray Road, Rugby, CV21 3JR
Received 29 Jul 202625, Rugby Road, Pailton, Rugby, CV23 0QH
Received 10 Sept 202512, Main Street, Monks Kirby, Rugby, CV23 0QX
Received 18 Dec 2025Land adjacent to 45, SCHOOL STREET, RUGBY, CV21 4BN
Received 9 Mar 2026Adv Right On Bus Shelter Bilton Road Lidl, Bilton Road, Rugby
Received 11 May 202621, FARM GROVE, RUGBY, CV22 5NQ
Received 7 May 2026Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 29 Sept 2025Unit 3, Symmetry Park, Symmetry Close, Rugby, CV23 9GS
Received 4 Dec 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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