The Local Plan sets out planning policies and proposals for new development to make sure the Rugby Borough is a great place to live, work and do business.
It is prepared in consultation with residents, businesses and other stakeholders.
Councils must review their Local Plan every five years. Rugby borough’s current plan was approved in 2019.
The Local Plan defines many things, including:
The Local Plan was submitted to the Secretary of State on 27 April 2026.
Submission documents include:
The Rugby Local Plan Examination webpage will provide up-to-date information regarding the examination and examination hearings. It will also hold the examination documents.
The examination process will include public hearing sessions where those who responded to the consultation on the Proposed Submission Local Plan (Regulation 19) may be invited by the Planning Inspector to participate.
Hearing sessions have now been scheduled and will take place in two stages. Stage one hearings will take place in person and will start at 9.30am on Tuesday 17 November 2026 at Rugby College, Technology Drive, Rugby, CV21 1AR.
Stage two hearings will take place virtually on Microsoft Teams during the weeks beginning 7 and 14 December 2026.
The examination website provides further information.
If you would like to be added to the consultation database to receive email updates on the progress of the local plan, please email a request to localplan@rugby.gov.uk with your name and contact details, as well as your consent to share your details with the Programme Officer.
Requests will be handled in line with the council’s privacy notice.
All documents can be viewed on the Rugby Local Plan Examination webpage. This includes all documents referred to in Regulation 22(3)(i) to (iii) of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012 (as amended).
Hard copies of the Submission Local Plan document, the Sustainability Appraisal, the Policies Map, the Consultation Statement and Consultation Statement Addendum, and other supporting evidence base documents will be deposited at the following locations for inspection within normal opening hours:
Representations received in response to the consultation on the Proposed Submission Local Plan (pursuant to Regulation 20) are published on the website only.
The consultation ran for 6 weeks from Friday 30 January to 5pm on Friday 13 March 2026.
If you would like to be added to the consultation database to receive email updates on the progress of the local plan, please email a request to localplan@rugby.gov.uk with your name and contact details. Requests will be handled in line with the council’s privacy notice.