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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
7, West Coast Lane, Rugby, CV21 4PA
Received 22 Dec 2025BROWNSOVER HALL HOTEL, BROWNSOVER LANE, RUGBY, CV21 1HU
Received 13 Feb 2026316, Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4AE
Received 29 Jun 2026LAND NORTH EAST OF CASTLE MOUND WAY, CASTLE MOUND WAY, RUGBY
Received 18 Mar 202625 KINGS NEWNHAM ROAD, CHURCH LAWFORD, CV23 9EP
Received 27 Jan 2026106, TENNYSON AVENUE, RUGBY, CV22 6JF
Received 12 Aug 2025LOWER RAINSBROOK FARM, ONLEY LANE, RUGBY, CV22 5QD
Received 28 May 2026Field Farm, Plott Lane, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 9HL
Received 17 Apr 202626, Cawston Lane, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6QE
Received 4 Aug 2025154, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HN
Received 18 Jun 2026ST MARYS CHURCH, CHURCH STREET, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, CV23 0BP
Received 10 Dec 2025LAND AT PADGE HALL FARM, WATLING STREET, BURBAGE
Received 11 Aug 202585, Land At, Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green
Received 1 Jul 2026CLIFTON MANOR, LILBOURNE ROAD, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 0BD
Received 26 Nov 2025Garden Centre, STRAIGHT MILE, BOURTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9QQ
Received 4 Dec 2025MANOR HOUSE, BIRDINGBURY ROAD, LEAMINGTON HASTINGS, RUGBY, CV23 8DY
Received 12 Mar 2026ANNEX AT CHURCH BARN, CHURCH HILL, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9NA
Received 22 Jun 202632, SOUTH STREET, RUGBY, CV21 3SE
Received 3 Mar 202690, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3QX
Received 27 Apr 2026Rugby Radio Station (Houlton), Land north of Handley Road, Rugby
Received 28 Jul 202616, FURROW CLOSE, RUGBY, CV21 3FF
Received 6 Feb 202616-26a Dunchurch Road, Lawrence Sheriff Alms-houses, Dunchurch Road, Rugby, CV22 6AA
Received 11 Aug 2025LAND AT PADGE HALL FARM, WATLING STREET, BURBAGE
Received 13 Nov 2025LAND SOUTH OF LILBOURNE ROAD, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, RUGBY
Received 3 Feb 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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