11, Herdwick Close, Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV23 9FR Data via plota.co.uk

R26/0626 - Certificate of Lawfulness Consultation Carried Out

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for proposed reuse of a dwelling (C3a) as a children's home for four children with a manager and four carers who sleep or awake overnight, working on a rota basis (C2). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 24 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Rugby's recent lawful development certificates.

The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 7

RBC Smoke Control AreaCAA Bird Consultation AreaLong Lawford
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.
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RBC Smoke Control AreaCouncil record
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CAA Bird Consultation AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Long LawfordCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Also on the record
Inside the Long Lawford built-up area; Green belt 73 m away: Birmingham; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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.

Building

Floor area177 m² (1,905 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (87 out of 100), could reach A
PropertyDetached house
Built2025
HeatingBoiler with radiators and underfloor heating, mains gas
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.18 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness
Postcode
CV23 9FR
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Wolston & the Lawfords
Parish
Long Lawford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Freehold owner
Show

Decision outlook

Day 59, past the statutory target. 91% of lawful development certificates in Rugby are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 10 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 593 days past the 56-day target
48%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
38decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15013603
Comments by
2 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
11 Aug 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.