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Rugby Borough Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Rugby Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates1,241Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
94%Approval rate · 803 approved or refused records
46Refused applications
757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
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- Updates requiredR25/0992
Proposed landscaping/levelling of garden.
10, Sidings Way, Rugby, CV21 4PR
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeR25/0569
Proposed lawful development certificate for the conversion of an attic with dormer and hip to gable roof conversion.
2, FERNDALE ROAD, BINLEY WOODS, COVENTRY, CV3 2BG
Received 1 Jul 2025 - Consulted - NMAR26/0753
Non-material amendment to planning permission R26/0210 to substitute the approved landscaping drawing to remove sections of estate railings.
Rugby Radio Station, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Decision MadeR26/0193
Advertisement consent for proposed 2no illuminated building mounted signs.
Unit 5, Symmetry Park, Western Link, Rugby, CV23 9GT
Received 24 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeR26/0609
Demolition of existing rear flat roof structure and construction of new pitch roof extension on same footprint
RAINBOW COTTAGE, MAIN STREET, WILLEY, RUGBY, CV23 0SH
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeR26/0133
Retrospective loading canopy/enclosure and temporary holding building
UNIT 3, CASTLE MOUND WAY, RUGBY, CV23 0WB
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Decision MadeR25/0680
Non material amendment of R24/0103 to reposition footprints of Plots 12-15 and Plots 16–19.
GE Energy Power Conversion UK Ltd, Boughton Road, Rugby, CV21 1BU
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeR26/0429
Advertisement consent for 1no. internally illuminated main fascia sign, 5no. non illuminated fascia signs and 2no. non illuminated glazing graphics to front elevation.
Unit 23, Elliots Field Shopping Park, Leicester Road, Rugby, CV21 1SR
Received 29 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeR26/0480
Details of condition 3 (Construction Management Plan) of R23/0007. (application for the approval of reserved matters relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission R17/0022 dated 28th June 2017).
Canal Green, Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 12 May 2026 - Consulted - ConditionsR26/0366
Details of conditions 2 (Surface Materials), 10 (Footpaths) and 12 (External Lighting) of R25/0549. (Erection of 216 dwellings and associated works and development including access roads, parking and garages (application for approval of reserved matters relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission R17/0022)
Parcel E (Miller Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 10 Apr 2026 - Consultation Carried OutR26/0383
Proposed conversion of a conservatory to an extension.
1, RUSSELL AVENUE, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6PX
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Decision MadeR25/1040
Conversion and extension of existing single storey garage into a self build 2 bedroom dwelling, situated within the garden of 91 Bilton Road, with side access from the main house and new parking & landscaping areas.
91 BILTON ROAD, BILTON, RUGBY, CV22 7AS
Received 25 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeR26/0102
Details of condition 14 (Habitat Management & Maintenance Plan) and 15 (Construction Environment Management Plan)(Biodiversity) of R25/0653 (Erection of a 66 bed care home (C2 Use Class) and associated communal facilities, including car parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure.)
Rugby Radio Station (Houlton), Land north of Handley Road, Rugby
Received 30 Jan 2026 - Decision MadeR25/0617
T1; Cypress tree situated on the corner of a building about 4-5 meters away. Trees looks to be in serious decline. It has been monitored over the last year with no signs of improvement and due to its proximity to the building and potentially for damage if the tree was too fail. The tree should be removed to ground level.
ALMSHOUSES, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeR26/0671
EIA Screening opinion for proposed employment development for the clearance of redundant former man-made ponds and erection of employment building (5475m2) for manufacturing and office use with space for parking, servicing, surface water drainage feature, boundary landscaping as well as other associated works.
GE ENERGY, THOMSON HOUSTON WAY, RUGBY, CV21 1BD
Received 7 Jul 2026 - Consultation Carried OutR25/0784
Proposed change of use from Class C3 dwelling to Class F1(a) educational facility, with external alterations and the erection of an outbuilding and front boundary fence and gate
11, Harris Drive, Rugby, CV22 6DX
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Decision MadeR26/0261
Retention of front boundary fence. (Retrospective)
31, SOUTH VIEW ROAD, LONG LAWFORD, RUGBY, CV23 9BP
Received 13 Mar 2026 - Application validR26/0637
Proposed two storey side and rear extension, single storey rear extension to dwelling. Conversion of existing garage to a habitable room. Construction of new triple garage with multi-use room above, including new permeable access drive and associated alterations.
1, OVERSLADE LANE, RUGBY, CV22 6DU
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Decision MadeR26/0521
T1 Ash -Pollard to previous pollarding points, for tree management.
Ash Tree House, Knob Hill, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, CV23 9LY
Received 22 May 2026 - Decision MadeR25/0671
Details of condition 27 (Travel Packs) of R24/0103, (Construction of 108 dwellings with associated access and landscaping).
Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Decision MadeR25/0760
Non material amendment to amend condition 1 to vary the proposed layout and enclosures plan, removal of condition 7 of R24/0289.
LAND AT NORTH OF SQUIRES ROAD, SQUIRES ROAD, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Consulted - ConditionsR25/0977
Details of conditions 3 (Materials), 7 (Noise Assessment), 8, (Air Quality), 10 (Plans) 11 (Canopy), 13 (Plans) and 14 (Elevations), of R25/0640 (Variation of condition 2 of R23/0722 - Change of Use of first floor and extension of second-floor to create 6, 1 bedroom apartments and terrace area)
2-3, HIGH STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3BG
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Decision MadeR25/0739
Certifcate of Lawfulness for the proposed conversion of a 5 bed HMO to a 6 bed HMO with dormer.
17, Manor Road, Rugby, CV21 2SX
Received 20 Aug 2025 - Decision MadeR26/0557
T1 - Silver Birch - Remove T2 - Silver Birch - Remove - Replace with Parrotia persica
BETTERIDGE BARN, 34A, BROOKSIDE, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9LY
Received 8 Jun 2026
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What these statistics cover
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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