Rugby Borough Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Rugby Borough Council decided more than 880 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 5% of those it approved or refused, lower than the middle UK council (9%), and took a median of 56 days to decide one.
Look up one application
Search by reference or address on Rugby Borough Council’s own planning portal. Or ask Claude, with the PlanningLedger connector, to find it and read its officer report and decision notice (mcp.planningledger.com).
Recent major decisions
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23 October 2026 · Approved
Parcel 14 (Morris Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 1, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS · R26/0203
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5 October 2026 · Approved
Prior approval for proposed change of use from Class E space (Offices) to 54 apartments.
MORGAN SINDALL, CORPORATION STREET, RUGBY, CV21 2DW · R26/0501
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16 September 2026 · Approved
8, Somers Road, Rugby · R26/0411
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3 September 2026 · Approved
Lumonics House, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Valley Drive, Rugby, CV21 1TQ · R26/0509
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17 August 2026 · Approved
Phases R5, R6 and R7 Rugby Gateway, Leicester Road, Rugby · R26/0367
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8 July 2026 · Approved
Coton Park East, Central Park Drive, Rugby · R25/0210
Figures for Rugby Borough Council
| Applications decided | more than 880 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 5%middle UK council 9% |
| Median time to a decisionfrom the valid date | 56 daysmiddle UK council 55 days |
| Householder applications refusedextensions, lofts, outbuildings | Not enough typed decisions |
| Appeals decidedin the last three years | 80 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 29%about one in three |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2017 |
| Local Plan policies held | 46plan adopted 2019 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Rugby Borough Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would provide a suitable location for housing, having regard to the settlement strategy for the area and access to services and facilities; • the effect of the development on the character…”
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“The main issue is the effect of the development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the surrounding area.”
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“The main issue is the effect of the proposed development on the character and appearance of the area.”
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposed barn on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.