91, Norcroft House, Rugby Road, Dunchurch, Rugby, CV22 6PQ Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0222 - Works to trees Approved

Proposal

Fell spruce Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Approved
1 Apr 2026

Approved on 1 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 9

RBC Smoke Control AreaDunchurchTree preservation order
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
RBC Smoke Control AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
DunchurchCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 121 m away: Bilton Grange; 1 listed building within 150 m; Inside the Dunchurch 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
Works to trees
Postcode
CV22 6PQ
Received
10 Feb 2026
Validated
26 Mar 2026
Ward
Dunsmore
Parish
Dunchurch
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Apr 2026
Decision
Approval
Decision date
1 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 21 days faster than Rugby's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
68decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Rugby in the last twelve months, from validation. Rugby decision record →

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