Warwick District Council planning applications
Data as of 5 November 2026
Warwick District Council decided more than 1,500 planning applications in the twelve months to 5 November 2026. It refused 8% of those it approved or refused, about the same as 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 Warwick District 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).
Figures for Warwick District Council
| Applications decided | more than 1,500 |
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| Share refusedof those approved or refused | 8%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 | more than 180 |
| Appeals allowedof those decided on their merits | 44%about one in two |
| Officer reports and decision notices searchable | back to 2020 |
| Local Plan policies held | more than 210plan adopted 2017 |
What inspectors decide appeals on
In their own words, from recent appeal decisions on Warwick District Council’s planning applications.
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“The main issues are: • whether the proposed development would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt having regard to the National Planning Policy Framework (the Framework) and any relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposed development…”
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“The main issues are; • whether the proposal would be inappropriate development in the Green Belt, having regard to the Framework and any relevant development plan policies; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt…”
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“The main issues are: • whether or not the proposal is inappropriate development in the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the openness of the Green Belt; • the effect of the proposal on the character and…”
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“The main issues for Appeal A are: i) The effect of the proposed development on the special architectural and historic interest of the Grade II listed building, and on the character and appearance of the Leamington Spa Conservation Area. ii)…”
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“The main issues are: a) whether the proposed development would preserve or enhance the character or appearance of the Royal Leamington Spa Conservation Area (CA); b) the effect of the proposed development on highway safety; c) the effect of the…”
How we count, and what each figure leaves out: methodology. The council’s own register is the record, and each application links to it.