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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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, AVON INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RUGBY, CV21 3UY
Received 9 Dec 202511, Wych Elm Close, Rugby, CV22 7TH
Received 18 Aug 202620, CRICK ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 4DX
Received 28 Jul 202625, SCHOOL LANE, STRETTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9ND
Received 27 Apr 2026141-143, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3QN
Received 5 Mar 20264, Main Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby, CV23 0BH
Received 14 May 202631, NORTH ROAD, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 0BN
Received 27 Mar 202664, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3EX
Received 18 Dec 20251, NEWCOMBE CLOSE, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6ND
Received 16 Feb 2026LAND REAR OF LUTTERWORTH ROAD, PAILTON, RUGBY, CV23 0QE
Received 26 Feb 202674, ACADEMY DRIVE, RUGBY, CV21 3UF
Received 9 Sept 2026146, Ashlawn Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5EP
Received 7 Aug 2025Walnut Tree Cottage, Church Street, Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0EW
Received 11 Nov 2025Parcel E (Miller Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 18 Feb 2026ALSTOM POWER LTD, NEWBOLD ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 2NH
Received 2 Apr 2026FIELD VIEW, FRANKTON ROAD, BOURTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9QT
Received 16 Feb 2026162, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HN
Received 9 Jan 2026SUNNYCREST HOUSE, RUGBY ROAD, PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, CV23 9PN
Received 5 Sept 2025DIPBAR FIELDS, DAVENTRY ROAD, DUNCHURCH, CV22 6NT
Received 10 Mar 2026Shree Kalyan Mandal, 4-6 Kimberley Road, Rugby, CV21 2SU
Received 2 Jul 2025Rugby Radio Station (Houlton), Watling Street, Clifton Upon Dunsmore, Rugby
Received 20 Nov 2025ST MARKS CHURCH, CHURCH WALK, RUGBY, CV22 7NQ
Received 11 Sept 2025LITTLE THATCH, CHURCH WALK, RUGBY, CV22 7NA
Received 10 Feb 2026LAND AT PADGE HALL FARM, WATLING STREET, BURBAGE
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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