Swallowfields, Cawston Old Farm Barns, Whitefriars Drive, Rugby, CV22 7QR Data via plota.co.uk

R25/1053 - 8 Weeks PA Consultation Carried Out

Proposal

Retrospective application for the installation of two external air-conditioning condenser units. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Mar 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 13 Sept 2026; it is now day 242. The consultation period closed on 4 Feb 2026.

Site constraints 6

CAA Bird Consultation AreaRugby Town Urban Edge
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 ↗
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Cawston Old Farmhouse, Grade II, 46 m away
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
CAA Bird Consultation AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Rugby Town Urban EdgeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Cawston (Rugby) built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 2, 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 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
8 Weeks PA
Postcode
CV22 7QR
Received
13 Jan 2026
Validated
14 Jan 2026
Ward
Admirals & Cawston
Parish
Cawston
Case officer
Show
Target decision
10 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
MNM Design Limited

Decision outlook

Day 242, past the statutory target. 84% of prior approvals 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 11 Sept 2026.

Day 242186 days past the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
158decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14527580
Comments by
4 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
14 Jan 2026
Statutory expiry
4 Feb 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