Satellite Media Services, Mast At Weather Station, Lawford Heath Lane, Long Lawford

R26/01068 Weeks PAApproved

Outline / PiP

Approved on 8 July 2026

Council decision: ApprovalDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Proposed erection of 6no. Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite antennas alongside associated equipment cabinets, LED lighting posts, fencing and access track on current agricultural land to the north of their existing facility

Received: 30 January 2026
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Rugby Borough Council
Ward: Wolston & the Lawfords

ReceivedReceived30 Jan
ValidatedValidated13 Feb
Consult.Consultation15 Jun
TargetTarget Date10 Apr
DecidedDecided8 Jul

Decided in 145 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application at SATELLITE MEDIA SERVICES, MAST AT WEATHER STATION, LAWFORD HEATH LANE, LONG LAWFORD,. Rugby has handled 2,733 applications of this type. This one was decided in 159 days, 14 weeks longer than Rugby's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Wolston & the Lawfords.

93% of outline applications at Rugby Borough Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: 8 Weeks PA
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Long Lawford

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 February 2026
Consultation expiry: 15 June 2026
Consultation end: 15 June 2026
Target decision date: 10 April 2026
Application expires: 11 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 days

Publicity

First advertised: 22 May 2026

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14600598
UPRN: 10010522089
Documents: 14

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Green belt: Rugby
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: conservation areas and Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Rugby

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