Planning application
UNIT 8, EUROPARK, WATLING STREET, NEWTON, RUGBY, CV23 0AL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for installation of 132no. solar panels totalling 60.06kWp of solar.
As published by the council, reference R26/0540
Application record
- Reference
- R26/0540
- Type
- Non-domestic solar prior approval
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Required and Approved
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- CV23 0AL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Rugby
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Required and Approved
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23 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Rugby granted permission on 7 July 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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