Rugby Council approves 94.0% of planning applications, based on 6,135 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rugby sits 6.0 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Rugby.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other | 3,427 | 277 | 3,704 | 92.5% |
| Trees | 822 | 8 | 830 | 99.0% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 584 | 6 | 590 | 99.0% |
| Prior Approval | 336 | 23 | 359 | 93.6% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 251 | 16 | 267 | 94.0% |
| Listed Building | 168 | 2 | 170 | 98.8% |
| Advertisement | 128 | 14 | 142 | 90.1% |
| Change of Use | 51 | 22 | 73 | 69.9% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
Check My PostcodeWard-level data reveals where planning applications are most and least likely to succeed. Officers, local policies, and neighbourhood character all play a role.
| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsmore | 779 | 42 | 821 | 94.9% |
| Revel & Binley Woods | 645 | 60 | 705 | 91.5% |
| Wolston & the Lawfords | 354 | 19 | 373 | 94.9% |
| Eastlands | 357 | 14 | 371 | 96.2% |
| Leam Valley | 307 | 38 | 345 | 89.0% |
| Wolvey & Shilton | 273 | 42 | 315 | 86.7% |
| Benn | 275 | 33 | 308 | 89.3% |
| Paddox | 295 | 10 | 305 | 96.7% |
| Clifton, Newton & Churchover | 235 | 15 | 250 | 94.0% |
| Hillmorton | 231 | 19 | 250 | 92.4% |
| Newbold & Brownsover | 218 | 8 | 226 | 96.5% |
| Bilton | 205 | 9 | 214 | 95.8% |
| Rokeby & Overslade | 178 | 4 | 182 | 97.8% |
| New Bilton | 144 | 11 | 155 | 92.9% |
| Coton & Boughton | 134 | 10 | 144 | 93.1% |
| Admirals & Cawston | 115 | 6 | 121 | 95.0% |
| Bilton, Dunsmore | 19 | 3 | 22 | 86.4% |
| Bilton, Rokeby & Overslade | 19 | 1 | 20 | 95.0% |
| Admirals & Cawston, Bilton | 13 | 0 | 13 | 100.0% |
| Hillmorton, Paddox | 9 | 2 | 11 | 81.8% |
| Eastlands, Paddox | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Clifton, Newton & Churchover, Hillmorton | 9 | 1 | 10 | 90.0% |
| Coton & Boughton, Clifton, Newton & Churchover | 10 | 0 | 10 | 100.0% |
| Revel & Binley Woods, Wolvey & Shilton | 6 | 1 | 7 | 85.7% |
| Dunsmore, Wolston & the Lawfords | 7 | 0 | 7 | 100.0% |
Showing top 25 of 27 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Rugby’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 1.0pp since 2020.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Rugby council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| R25/0941 Rokeby & Overslade | Single storey rear extension, new boundary walls and raised patio. | Approved |
| R25/0974 Hillmorton | Retention and adaptation of accessible parking bay (part retrospective). | Approved |
| R25/1074 Admirals & Cawston | Two storey and single storey rear extension and part conversion of existing gara | Approved |
| R26/0136 Leam Valley | Non material amendment to propose alterations to internal layouts and omossion o | Approved |
| R22/1102 Benn | Proposed demolition of existing office building and erection of a new Class E fo | Approved |
| R25/0549 Hillmorton | Erection of 216 dwellings (Reserved Matters Application) | Approved |
| R25/1108 Benn | Change of use from flats to 7 room HMO (C4) and conversion of outbuilding for co | Approved |
| R25/0888 Benn | Change of use from Hotel/Air B&B to HMO (Retrospective). | Approved |
| R25/0865 Dunsmore | Retrospective application for retention of boundary walls and installation of me | Approved |
| R25/1107 | To prune the roots of two oak trees to the front of the property, enabling a blo | Approved |
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Based on 6,135 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Rugby is 94.0%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 6,135 planning decisions from Rugby council. 5,767 were approved and 368 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Rugby is 94.0%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.