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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
SUNNYCREST HOUSE, RUGBY ROAD, PRINCETHORPE, RUGBY, CV23 9PN
Received 26 Sept 202520, Gold Avenue, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7FB
Received 1 Sept 2025Abbotts Walk, Wolston
Received 4 Jun 20263 WHEATFIELD ROAD, BILTON, RUGBY, CV22 7LN
Received 19 Jan 202649, DAVENTRY ROAD, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6NS
Received 24 Oct 202513 CURIE CLOSE, RUGBY, CV21 3PE
Received 14 Jul 2025Land to the rear of 7, Sedlescombe Park
Received 29 Jul 2025WOOD HOUSE, MAIN STREET, GRANDBOROUGH, RUGBY, CV23 8DQ
Received 10 Feb 202610, CRITCHLEY DRIVE, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6PJ
Received 13 Mar 202622, Lower Road, Barnacle, Coventry, CV7 9LD
Received 20 Aug 2025RUGBY GATEWAY, LEICESTER ROAD, CHURCHOVER
Received 16 Sept 2026MENAGERIE, BRINKLOW ROAD, COOMBE FIELDS, COVENTRY, CV3 2AB
Received 6 Aug 20254, Bulkington Road, Shilton, Coventry, CV7 9JS
Received 15 Jul 2026THE MALTHOUSE, MAIN STREET, THURLASTON, RUGBY, CV23 9JS
Received 17 Oct 2025LAND NORTH OF COVENTRY ROAD, COVENTRY ROAD, THURLASTON
Received 24 Sept 2025PARK VIEW, MAIN STREET, BRANDON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HW
Received 10 Nov 2025LAND SOUTH OF COVENTRY ROAD AND CAWSTON LANE, COVENTRY ROAD, RUGBY
Received 23 Sept 202519, Mellish Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6BB
Received 14 Aug 2025CALCUTT ELMS FARM, CALCUTT LANE, STOCKTON, CV23 8HY
Received 16 Apr 2026PARK FARM, SPRING ROAD, BARNACLE, COVENTRY, CV7 9LG
Received 1 Jul 2026St Peter's Church, The Square, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6NU
Received 28 May 2026LAND ADJACENT TO 11, WATLING CRESCENT, NEWTON
Received 9 Dec 2025COTON HOUSE, LEICESTER ROAD, CHURCHOVER, RUGBY, CV23 0UT
Received 9 Jul 2025TOP FARM, LONG ITCHINGTON ROAD, BIRDINGBURY, RUGBY, CV23 8EQ
Received 15 Sept 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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