Land To The North East Of Cawston Lane And Land To The East Of Alwyn Road, Cawston Lane, Dunchurch Data via plota.co.uk

R25/0407 - Major Application Consultation Carried Out

Proposal

An outline application for phased residential development of up to 800 homes (Use Class C3) as well as drainage, landscaping, open space, and associated infrastructure with all matters reserved. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2025
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Consultation
22 Jul 2025
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Validated
25 Jul 2025
Decision
Target date was 20 Oct 2025

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 17 Apr 2026; it is now day 461.

The consultation period closed on 17 Apr 2026.

Site constraints 9

RBC Smoke Control AreaCAA Bird Consultation AreaFPTree preservation orderRugby Town Urban EdgeBR
Public bridleway 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 1
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 2. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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.
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CAA Bird Consultation AreaCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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FPCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Tree preservation orderCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Rugby Town Urban EdgeCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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BRCouncil record
Recorded by the council for this site.
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Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 15 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.

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Important details

Council
Rugby
Application type
Major Application
Received
1 May 2025
Validated
25 Jul 2025
Ward
Bilton, Dunsmore
Parish
Dunchurch, Unparished
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Oct 2025
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
RPS Consulting Services ltd

Decision outlook

Day 461, past the statutory target. 69% of full applications 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 21 Oct 2026.

Day 461370 days past the 91-day target
36%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
292decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-13544543
Comments by
17 Apr 2026
Site or press notice
22 Jul 2025
Statutory expiry
25 Aug 2025
Rugby
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#243 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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