The following evidence has informed the Local Plan - Preferred Option document published for public consultation in March 2025.
We have published the evidence in sections based on the Preferred Option document's chapters.
We have detailed below where evidence remains in preparation or planned for publication later in the plan-making process.
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| Spatial Strategy and Site Selection Methodology Summary | A summary of the site selection process and development of reasonable alternative spatial strategy options | March 2025 |
| Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) | An assessment of the need for housing, economic growth potential and employment land across Coventry and Warwickshire. The assessment considers the scale of overall housing need, the need for different types of homes and the state of the housing market, together with the broader economic dynamics and growth potential of the sub-region | November 2022 |
| Housing and Economic Development Needs Assessment (HEDNA) Executive Summary | A summary of the assessment above | November 2022 |
| West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study (WMSESS) | A study of strategic employment sites across much of the West Midlands. Looking ahead 20 years, the study provides recommendations about the number and type of sites required to support the continued economic growth of the region | August 2024 |
| HEDNA-WMSESS Alignment Paper | A paper addressing the the overlaps between the HEDNA and the WMSESS to provide aligned recommendations about employment land needs | November 2024 |
| Gypsy and Traveller, Travelling Showperson and Houseboat Accommodation Assessment | An assessment of the accommodation needs of gypsy and travellers, travelling showpeople and houseboat occupants, with recommendations for how to meet this need through planning policy | February 2025 |
| A technical assessment of the range of sites available to meet the need for housing and employment land, covering sites put forward by landowners and sites identified by officers through a desktop review | March 2025 | |
| Development Needs Topic Paper | A paper summarising the council's position on the future development needs of the borough, with a focus on housing and employment land | March 2025 |
| Stage 2 Site Assessment Report | Detailed assessment of 112 sites identified in the HELAA as not being developable without changes to policy. The assessments primarily provide a technical analysis of constraints and opportunities | March 2025 |
| These documents provide an initial assessment of the transport network implications resulting from the delivery of potential development sites identified by the council through the "call for sites" process | February 2025 | |
| Landscape Character Assessment | An assessment of the unique combination of elements and features which distinguish the landscapes found in the borough | January 2025 |
| Landscape Sensitivity Assessments - larger sites | Assessments of the resilience or robustness of landscapes to potential changes arising from development proposals. Intended to help decision-makers to understand how landscapes may be affected, the assessment focuses on 33 larger sites/groups of sites | December 2024 |
| Landscape Sensitivity Assessments - smaller sites | As above, but focused on 60 smaller sites | March 2025 |
| Rural Sustainability Study | A study of the borough's rural settlements, recording the access each settlement has to services, facilities, public transport and the internet, and ranking each settlement's sustainability based on the information. | December 2024 |
| Ecological Constraints Assessment | An assessment of ecological constraints at 53 ecologically sensitive HELAA sites, identifying the potential impacts of development and outlining recommendations for mitigating impacts | March 2025 |
| Ecological Constraints Assessment (additional information for site 50) | A further assessment of ecological constraints at site 50 (Prologis Park Ryton West, Ryton-on-Dunsmore) which complements the information in the assessment above | January 2025 |
| Heritage Assessment | An assessment of the potential heritage impacts of development at 20 sites which have registered heritage assets or have assets in close proximity | March 2025 |
| Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Screening Report | A report on a screening of the Preferred Options plan which aims to identify any aspects which may lead to a 'likely significant effect' at sites deemed of international importance to rare and vulnerable species of birds, and which have been granted special protection as important conservation areas | February 2025 |
| Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) Appropriate Assessment | The screening report above concludes aspects of the Preferred Options plan may lead to 'likely significant effects' at habitat sites. We intend to conduct a full 'appropriate assessment' of these potential effects at the next stage of the plan-making process. If the assessment identifies adverse effects, we intend to consider - and test - potential mitigation measures | Forthcoming |
| Green Belt Contribution Study | A study of the contribution green belt land within the borough makes to the five green belt purposes defined in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) | Forthcoming |
| Strategic Transport Assessment | An assessment of the key travel corridors and location for all modes of transport across the borough. The assessment aims to inform plan-making process and understand what transport infrastructure may be required in the future | Forthcoming |
| Sustainability Appraisal | An appraisal of the reasonable alternative spatial options capable of delivering the borough's housing and employment needs | March 2025 |
| Local Plan and Community Infrastructure Levy Viability Study | A test of the ability of developments to accommodate emerging policies outlined in the draft Preferred Options plan alongside prevailing rates of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), together with alternative contributions towards community infrastructure through a range of Section 106 contributions | March 2025 |
| The Development of Rugby Borough 2011-2024 Topic Paper | A brief overview of how Rugby borough has changed between the years 2011 and 2024, with a broad focus on demographics, housing, the local economy and the built environment | September 2024 |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| A study of the potential issues relating to future development within the sub-region of Coventry and Warwickshire and the impacts on water supply, waste water collection and treatment, and water quality. The study assesses the constraints and requirements which arises from potential growth on the water infrastructure | August 2024 | |
| Water Cycle Study - stage 2 report | A study which builds on the evidence presented in the stage 1 report and, where necessary, update it | Forthcoming |
| Renewable Energy Potential Mapping Methodology | An explanation of the methodology used to identify suitable broad locations for renewable energy development based on technical potential | August 2024 |
| Renewable Energy Analysis Map | A map of the broad locations suitable for renewable energy development identified through the application of the methodology detailed in the document above | August 2024 |
| Net Zero Evidence | A robust evidence base for the net zero buildings policy (CL1) of the Preferred Options plan | Forthcoming |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| A study of the need for additional retail and leisure facilities in the borough and an assessment of the vitality and viability of Rugby town centre | October 2024 | |
| Local Centres Study | A study of the vitality of a range of potential local centres in the borough, highlighting opportunities for improvement and recommendations as to which locations should be formally identified as centres within the Local Plan's settlement hierarchy | September 2024 |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| A robust evidence base on flood risk in the borough to inform decision-making, including the selection of sites for development and formation of planning policies | October 2022 | |
| Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (SFRA) | In the event the council cannot place all development outside of areas of flood risk, a level 2 SFRA may be required | Forthcoming |
| Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull's State of Habitats Report | The report provides a baseline understanding of the state of habitats in the sub-region of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull and highlights key considerations for effective conservation action | February 2025 |
| State of Habitats Summary, Rugby Borough | A summary of the state of habitats within the Rugby borough, intended to complement the wider sub-regional State of Habitats Report | February 2025 |
| Sub-regional Green Infrastructure Strategy | Evidence to support the preparation of plans, policies and strategies relating to green infrastructure within the sub-region of Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull, specifying how green infrastructure can be delivered with the help of landholders and other relevant stakeholders | August 2024 |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| Topic paper | Topic paper on Housing of Multiple Occupation (HMOs) in the borough and potential measures by which the council may manage them | Forthcoming |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategy - Assessment | A 'supply and demand' assessment of playing pitch and outdoor sport facilities in the area | July 2023 |
| Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategy | A strategy for the provision of playing pitches and outdoor sports facilities across the borough, including a vision for the protection, improvement and development of provision, a series of sport-by-sport recommendations, and prioritised, area-by-area and site-by-site action plans | July 2023 |
| An assessment of the quality and value of open spaces across the borough, setting out standards to be pursued and recommendations for how poor quality and low value open spaces can be improved | March 2025 | |
| Open Space Study | A study which incorporates the results of the quality audit above, quantifying the current provision of open space across the borough, proposals for updated open space standards, and how these standards can be applied to identify areas of deficiency and surplus, making recommendations about the council's approach to open space | Forthcoming |
| Document | Description | Date completed |
|---|---|---|
| Infrastructure Delivery Plan | A delivery plan specifying the infrastructure required to support development and outlining how it will be provided. While inappropriate to produce such a plan at the Preferred Options stage, one shall be created later in the plan-making process | Forthcoming |
The following documents were submitted in support of sites put forward during the Call for Sites which ran from October 2023 to February 2024:
| Site number | Location |
|---|---|
| Site 2 | Ryton Fields Farm, Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 8 | Land east of Ansty Park |
| Site 9 | Thurlaston Meadows, Thurlaston |
| Site 13 | Station Farm, Dunchurch |
| Site 14 | Land north of Ansty Park |
| Site 16 | Barby Lane, Hillmorton |
| Site 17 | South West Rugby safeguarded land |
| Site 18 | Barnwell Farm, Thurlaston |
| Site 25 | Land south of A45, Dunchurch |
| Site 32 | Saxon Fields, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore |
| Site 36 | Cross-in-Hand Farm, Willey |
| Site 41 | Sandford Way, Dunchurch |
| Site 42 | Rye Hill Rugby (Site A) |
| Site 46 | Newton Manor Farm |
| Site 47 | Rosegrove Manor, Lawford Heath |
| Site 50 | Prologis Park Ryton West, Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 51 | Land at Ashlawn House, Rugby |
| Site 58 | North of A45, Dunchurch |
| Site 59 | Newton Manor Lane, Rugby |
| Site 61 | Mountpark Ryton, Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 64 | Coton Park East, Rugby |
| Site 68 | M69, Junction 1 |
| Site 70 | Land south of M6, Junction 2, Ansty |
| Site 71 | London Road, Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 73 | Lodge Farm, off Daventry Road, Rugby |
| Site 77 | Land west of Symmetry Park, Rugby |
| Site 81 | Land west of Fosse Way, Stretton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 82 | Land south of Rugby Road, Brinklow |
| Site 84 | Land south of Leicester Road, Wolvey |
| Site 85 | Land south of Gibbet Lane, Shawell |
| Site 87 | Hillcrest Farm, Newton |
| Site 95 | Land bound by M69, M6 and B4029, Ansty |
| Site 97 | Land south of Coventry Road, Dunchurch |
| Site 100 | Land at High Street, Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 102 | Land south of Brownsover Road, Newbold-on-Avon |
| Site 106 | Land opposite MP Lutterworth |
| Site 107 | Land on east side of Temple Hill, Wolvey |
| Site 111 | Land off Lutterworth Road, Brinklow |
| Site 114 | Land at M6, Junction 1, Newbold-on-Avon and Long Lawford |
| Site 119 | Land at Riverside Club, Boughton Road, Rugby |
| Site 120 | Land at School Lane, Stretton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 121 | Land at Walsgrave Hill, Coventry |
| Site 124 | Land east of Ryton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 130 | Land north of Houlton |
| Site 132 | Land of north of M6, Junction 1 |
| Site 133 | Land north of M45 |
| Site 134 | Land north of Plott Lane, Stretton-on-Dunsmore |
| Site 136 | Land north of Warwick Road, Wolston |
| Site 238 | Land off Rugby Road, Clifton-upon-Dunsmore |
| Site 253 | Lawford Fields Farm, Long Lawford |
| Site 285 | Rye Hill Rugby (Site B) |
| Site 303 | Moto Rugby Motorway Service Area, M6, Junction 1 |
| Site 338 | Land south of Crick Road, Houlton |