Lumonics House, Swift Valley Industrial Estate, Valley Drive, Rugby, CV21 1TQ Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0869 - Conditions Application valid

Proposal

Details of conditions 3 (CEMP), 19 (HMMP) & Deemed condition (BNG) of R26/0509. (Erection of 4no. employment buildings for flexible use within Use Classes B2 (General Industrial), B8 (Storage and Distribution) and E(g)(iii) along with all associated development including earthworks, drainage, access arrangements, car parking, HGV parking, servicing arrangements, landscaping, localised highway improvements and other ancillary structures/works.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Sept 2026
✓
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 13 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 13 Nov 2026.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 5

Air quality management area: Rugby AQMA (NO2)
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Local nature reserve about 202 m away: Swift Valley
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 689 m away: The Grand Union Canal Transfer, at pre-application; Inside the Rugby built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £10,350,000 in October 2018. Other property, freehold.

23 October 2018£10,350,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area10,501 m² (113,032 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (asset rating 110)
UseB2 to B7 General Industrial and Special Industrial Groups
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2016, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Conditions
Postcode
CV21 1TQ
Received
18 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
13 Nov 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15224857
Comments by
13 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
22 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
13 Oct 2026
Rugby
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Rugby is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #271 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Among the slowest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Rugby decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #65 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #115 of 296
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #271 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #260 of 296
93%
Minor dwellings approved
28 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
7 decided (10+ homes)
88%
Change of use approved
8 decided
466
Total decisions
31 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner and leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.