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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Land To East Of, Wolvey Road, Stretton Baskerville
Received 24 Oct 2025230, Norton Leys, Rugby, CV22 5RY
Received 19 Jun 202528, HANDLEY CROSS AVENUE, RUGBY, CV23 1AE
Received 28 Jul 202632 NORTH STREET RUGBY CV21 2AH
Received 12 Feb 2026A5 East Logistics Park, Gibbet Lane, Shawell
Received 21 Oct 2025KEEPERS COTTAGE, BRANDON LANE, BRANDON, COVENTRY, CV8 3GQ
Received 1 Oct 2025DOVE COTTAGE, IVY HOUSE FARM, GREEN LANE, WIBTOFT, LUTTERWORTH, LE17 5BB
Received 9 Sept 20256, OLD RECTORY CLOSE, CHURCHOVER, RUGBY, CV23 0EN
Received 21 Oct 202525, Noble Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7FL
Received 10 Sept 202513A, WALNUT TREE BARN, MAIN STREET, WILLOUGHBY, CV23 8BH
Received 23 Dec 2025PAILTON PASTURES, MONTILO LANE, PAILTON, RUGBY, CV23 0QN
Received 17 Feb 2026RYTON HEATH FARM, FREEBOARD LANE, RYTON-ON-DUNSMORE, COVENTRY, CV8 3EQ
Received 30 Jun 202557, Ratliffe Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 6HB
Received 9 Apr 20261, ARNOLD VILLAS, RUGBY, CV21 3AX
Received 24 Oct 2025Rugby Radio Station (Houlton), Land north of Handley Road, Rugby
Received 23 Dec 2025Land West Of, Watling Street, Newton, Warwickshire, CV23 0AL
Received 16 Dec 2025Land To The Rear Of Wood House And Halfpenny House, Sawbridge Road, Grandborough, Rugby, CV23 8DQ
Received 7 Nov 2025THE COTTAGE, COOMBE ABBEY FARM, COMBE FIELDS ROAD, COOMBE FIELDS, COVENTRY, CV3 2SX
Received 29 Sept 2025Banks And Burr Fishing Tackle, 27, Claremont Road, Rugby, CV21 3NA
Received 9 Sept 2025RUGBY GATEWAY, LEICESTER ROAD, CHURCHOVER
Received 26 Sept 2025Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS
Received 15 Jun 2026BEECHCROFT, 5, THE ELMS PADDOCK, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 0TD
Received 27 Jan 2026134, RUGBY ROAD, BINLEY WOODS, COVENTRY, CV3 2AZ
Received 23 Sept 202515, Crick Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4DU
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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