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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
136 MAIN STREET, WOLSTON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HP
Received 22 Dec 2025Land Off, Viggen Way, Coombe Fields
Received 14 Jan 2026LAND AT THE CRESCENT, LAWFORD HEATH LANE, RUGBY, CV23 9EW
Received 1 Jun 202691, NORCROFT HOUSE, RUGBY ROAD, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6PQ
Received 10 Feb 2026Land North Of Station Farm Cottage, London Road, Dunchurch
Received 16 Aug 202256 BAGSHAW CLOSE, COVENTRY, CV8 3EX
Received 3 Mar 20262, Wells Street, Rugby, CV21 3JB
Received 1 Dec 2025Former Garages Adjacent To 18, Handleys Close, Ryton-On-Dunsmore
Received 14 Jul 202656, Greenfields, Brookside, Stretton-On-Dunsmore, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9NH
Received 9 Feb 202692, Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, CV21 3TF
Received 16 Feb 2026Little Meadow Farm, Calcutt Lane, Stockton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 8FY
Received 2 Sept 2026THE HOLLIES, RUGBY ROAD, BRANDON, COVENTRY, CV8 3HU
Received 30 Apr 2026140, Bawnmore Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6JT
Received 29 Oct 2025Land adjacent to and south of Church Farm, Church Street, Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0EW
Received 16 Jul 202610, Gorse Farm Close, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 5SG
Received 20 Apr 2026Land To East Of, Wolvey Road, Stretton Baskerville
Received 24 Sept 2025Dipbar Fields, Daventry Road, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6NT
Received 24 Sept 2025BLACK HORSE, 43, THE GREEN, RUGBY, CV22 7LZ
Received 30 Sept 202515 HIGH STREET, HILLMORTON, RUGBY, CV21 4EG
Received 16 Jan 2026FIELD VIEW, FRANKTON ROAD, BOURTON-ON-DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 9QT
Received 23 Jul 202527, Selborne Road, Rugby, CV22 7QA
Received 24 Oct 2025STANLEY VILLA, LIVINGSTONE AVENUE, LONG LAWFORD, RUGBY, CV23 9BU
Received 10 Jun 20269, THE LOCKS, RUGBY, CV21 4PP
Received 15 Jan 2026231, CLIFTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 3QU
Received 1 May 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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