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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
MARCH HOUSE, BURNTHURST LANE, PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, CV23 9QA
Received 15 Jul 2025THE HALL, FITZJOHNS, BARBY ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5QB
Received 1 Sept 2025Unit 4 (Former Homebase Store), Technology Retail Park, Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1GN
Received 29 Jan 202560, Cromwell Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5LZ
Received 7 Sept 2026Ash Grove, Frankton Lane, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9JQ
Received 15 Sept 2025Land East of Stretton Croft, Stretton Baskerville Roundabout, Hinckley, LE10 3JA
Received 11 Sept 20257, NEWBOLD ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 2LQ
Received 16 Jul 2026Griffin Primary School, LOWER LODGE AVENUE, Rugby, CV21 1NU
Received 18 Aug 2026Lavender Cottage, MAIN STREET, WITHYBROOK, COVENTRY, CV7 9LW
Received 28 May 2025THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, MAIN STREET, WITHYBROOK, COVENTRY, CV7 9LT
Received 11 Mar 2026Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 16 Sept 2025110, Grosvenor Road, Rugby, CV21 3LB
Received 3 Jul 2025Land adjacent to Eastlands Mews, Bronte Close, Rugby, CV21 3PW
Received 19 Jun 2026201A, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, RUGBY, CV21 3HW
Received 20 Mar 2026120, Bath Street, Rugby, CV21 3JA
Received 25 Jun 20269, Vicarage Lane, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6QP
Received 24 Apr 202612, NORTH LODGE, RUGBY ROAD, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6PL
Received 20 Oct 202547, THE BEECHES, MAIN STREET, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HH
Received 27 Feb 202621, Livingstone Avenue, Long Lawford, Rugby, CV23 9BU
Received 18 Jul 202532, The Ryelands, Lawford Heath, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9EN
Received 24 Apr 2026CHURCH FARM HOUSE, MAIN STREET, BRANDON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HW
Received 17 Dec 2025LAND AT NORTH OF, HYDES LANE, STRETTON BASKERVILLE
Received 19 Nov 2025PRINCETHORPE COLLEGE, LEAMINGTON ROAD, PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, CV23 9PX
Received 25 Sept 2025DRAYCOTE HOTEL, COVENTRY ROAD, THURLASTON, RUGBY, CV23 9LF
Received 18 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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