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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
31, SOUTH VIEW ROAD, LONG LAWFORD, RUGBY, CV23 9BP
Received 6 Jan 2026THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH WALK, RUGBY, RUGBY, CV22 7LX
Received 26 Sept 2025Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 17 Oct 2025TOFT HILL, SOUTHAM ROAD, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6NR
Received 10 Aug 20263 WOLVEY HALL FARM CLOSE, WOLVEY, LE10 3LX
Received 4 Jun 2026RUGBY GATEWAY, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY,
Received 22 Sept 202657, Prior Park Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7GA
Received 16 Jun 2026LAND AT NORTH OF, HYDES LANE, STRETTON BASKERVILLE
Received 3 Dec 2025Magna Barn, MONTILO LANE, HARBOROUGH MAGNA, Rugby, CV23 0HE
Received 2 Jan 2026NEW LODGE, VICARAGE LANE, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6QP
Received 26 Feb 2026LAND SOUTH OF COVENTRY ROAD AND CAWSTON LANE, COVENTRY ROAD, RUGBY
Received 3 Oct 2025Elliots Field Shopping Park, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY
Received 19 Sept 2025MACREADY THEATRE, LAWRENCE SHERIFF STREET, RUGBY, CV22 5EJ
Received 17 Apr 2026214, Dunchurch Road, Rugby, CV22 6HR
Received 29 Jan 2026Land at Yews Farm, Rugby Road, Pailton, Rugby, CV23 0QH
Received 23 Jan 202654, Hillary Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6ET
Received 2 Oct 202527, Townsend Lane, Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9DQ
Received 10 Mar 2026Land adjacent to and south of Church Farm, Church Street, Churchover, Rugby, CV23 0EW
Received 30 Jan 2026316, Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4AE
Received 4 Aug 2025Rugby Gymnastics Club, Kilsby Lane, Rugby, CV21 4PN
Received 27 Jan 2026MAST AT WEATHER STATION, LAWFORD HEATH LANE, LONG LAWFORD
Received 27 Jul 2026TERRACE INDUSTRIAL ESTATE, RAILWAY TERRACE, RUGBY, CV21 3HS
Received 16 Jan 2026MENAGERIE, BRINKLOW ROAD, COOMBE FIELDS, COVENTRY, CV3 2AB
Received 6 Aug 202553, HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5AE
Received 16 Jul 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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