Parcel 23 (Morris Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0327 - Major Application Consultation Carried Out
New homes

Proposal

Erection of 78 dwellings and associated works and development including access roads, parking and garages (application for approval of reserved matters relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale pursuant to outline planning permission ). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Apr 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Jul 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 175.

The consultation period closed on 11 May 2026.

Documents

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Associated applications 18

Site constraints 4

Rugby Town Urban Edge
Agricultural land, grade 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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 ↗
National infrastructure project 753 m away: Daventry International Rail Freight Terminal
The site is 753 m from the project boundary. Rail freight interchange, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted. Also within 2 km: The Grand Union Canal Transfer (at pre-application, 770 m).
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Rugby Town Urban EdgeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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.

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Other new applications on this street

13 Aug 2026Pending

Parcel B (Dandara), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS

Erection of 289 dwellings and associated works and development including access ...

R26/0682
6 Aug 2026Pending

Rugby Radio Station, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS

Non-material amendment to planning permission R26/0210 to substitute the approve...

R26/0753
15 Jun 2026Pending

HOULTON (RUGBY RADIO STATION), WATLING STREET, RUGBY, CV23 0AS

Application for the approval of details relating to condition 31 (Highway Works ...

R26/0595
8 Jun 2026Approved

Parcel E (Miller Homes), Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Key Phase 4, Watling Street, Rugby, CV23 0AS

Application for the approval of details relating to condition 4 (raised landscap...

R26/0566

Nearby new applications

30 Jul 2026Approved

28, HANDLEY CROSS AVENUE, RUGBY, CV23 1AE

Loft conversion including 2no. front dormers and a conservation rooflight, toget

R26/0733
6 Aug 2026Approved

Houlton School, Signal Drive, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 1ED

Non-Material Amendment to R25/0075 - Landscaping

R26/0756
6 Jul 2026Approved

16, Poulson Road, Rugby, CV23 1FL

Retrospective application for the erection of a timber shed.

R26/0503
6 Jul 2026Approved

Houlton Primary School, Houlton (Rugby Radio Station), Watling Street, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore, Rugby

Details of condition 13 of R25/0075

R26/0654

Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Major Application
Postcode
CV23 0AS
Received
17 Apr 2026
Validated
17 Apr 2026
Ward
Hillmorton
Parish
Clifton Upon Dunsmore
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 175, past the statutory target. 72% of new homes in Rugby are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 17584 days past the 91-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
13%go to committee

Plota live figures for new homes decided by Rugby in the last twelve months, from validation. Rugby decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14795065
Comments by
11 May 2026
Site or press notice
17 Apr 2026
Statutory expiry
9 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

2 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2023 Approved
49, Tolsford Road, Rugby, CV23 1BG
Extend existing drive
R23/0859
2023 Approved
49, Tolsford Road, Rugby, CV23 1BG
Extend existing drive
R23/0859
Rugby
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings