19, Thomson Close, Rugby, CV21 1XJ Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0659 - Certificate of Lawfulness Consultation Carried Out

Proposal

Lawful development certificate for a proposed detached garden outbuilding Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 14 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 18 Sept 2026 and 1 Oct 2026, from Rugby's recent extensions. The consultation period closed on 18 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 6

RBC Smoke Control AreaRugby Town Urban Edge
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
RBC Smoke Control 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 Rugby built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Good quality semi improved grassland.
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
Certificate of Lawfulness
Postcode
CV21 1XJ
Received
20 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
Newbold & Brownsover
Parish
Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ludmila Bivol

Decision outlook

Day 48 of the 56-day target. Rugby usually decides extensions by day 56.

Day 488 days to the 56-day target
50%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
129decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Aug 2026
Site or press notice
28 Jul 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