Elliots Field Shopping Park, LEICESTER ROAD, RUGBY Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0443 - Conditions Approved

Proposal

Details of conditions 6 (CMP) and 7(a)(Contaminated Land) of . (Variation of condition(s) 2 - Plans, 4 - Landscaping and 12 - Parking - attached to - Erection of a drive-thru retail unit (flexible Class E(b) / Sui Generis Use) and associated alterations to the car park.) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
1 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Jul 2026

Associated applications 8

Site constraints 5

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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 ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 461 m away: Swift Valley; Inside the Rugby built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Conditions
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
8 May 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Jun 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Quod

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14895618
Comments by
30 May 2026
Site or press notice
8 May 2026
Statutory expiry
30 May 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