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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757 approved · 46 refused · 32 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
YE OLDE SCHOOL, THE SQUARE, DUNCHURCH, RUGBY, CV22 6NU
Received 15 Jun 202616, CHESHIRE CLOSE, RUGBY, CV22 7JU
Received 10 Oct 2025THE ROUND BARN, LILBOURNE ROAD, CLIFTON UPON DUNSMORE, RUGBY, CV23 0BB
Received 24 Jul 202655, DERWENT CLOSE, BROWNSOVER, RUGBY, CV21 1JX
Received 22 Jan 2026Barn Off Frankton Lane, Frankton, CV23 9PP
Received 6 Mar 2026321, Lower Hillmorton Road, Rugby, CV21 4AD
Received 12 Mar 2026Elliots Field Shopping Park, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY, CV21 1SR
Received 15 Jun 2026BRINKLOW MARINA, CATHIRON LANE, BRINKLOW, RUGBY, CV23 0JH
Received 15 May 2026Land at Newton Manor Lane, Rugby
Received 15 Apr 202653, HILLMORTON ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 5AE
Received 22 Dec 2025A46 Walsgrave, Coventry
Received 29 Apr 2026Land To The North Of Symmetry Park, Western Link, Rugby
Received 6 Oct 2025Oaklands, Hinckley Road, Wolvey, Hinckley, LE10 3HQ
Received 8 Jul 2025Land North of Projects Drive, Rugby
Received 29 Sept 202524, RUPERT BROOKE ROAD, RUGBY, CV22 6HQ
Received 16 Apr 202630, Epsom Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV22 7PF
Received 27 Jan 2026Land North Of, Arches Lane, Rugby
Received 2 Sept 2025ELMS FARM, OXFORD ROAD, MARTON, RUGBY, CV23 9RQ
Received 26 Feb 2026BROOKFIELD FARM, MAIN STREET, WITHYBROOK, COVENTRY, CV7 9LX
Received 14 Aug 2026Site Of Former Inwoods House, Ashlawn Road, Dunchurch
Received 13 Jul 20269, Vicarage Lane, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6QP
Received 23 Apr 2026Lentons Lane Solar Farm, Lentons Lane, Aldermans Green
Received 3 Oct 2025CALCUTT HEIGHTS FARM, CALCUTT LANE, STOCKTON, RUGBY, CV23 8HY
Received 29 Aug 202523, Blyth Close, Cawston, Rugby, CV22 7GY
Received 17 Jun 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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