1, The Dovecote, School Lane, Wolvey, Hinckley, LE10 3LH

R26/02998 Weeks PAApproved

Approved on 28 September 2026

Council decision: Approval3 conditions

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of solar panels

Received: 20 March 2026
Council: Rugby Borough Council

ReceivedReceived20 Mar
ValidatedValidated13 Apr
Consult.Consultation5 May
TargetTarget Date3 Jun
DecidedDecided28 Sep

Decided in 168 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at 1, THE DOVECOTE, SCHOOL LANE, WOLVEY, HINCKLEY, LE10 3LH. Rugby has handled 129 applications of this type. This one was decided in 173 days, 16 weeks longer than Rugby's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Wolvey & Shilton. We hold 474 applications in total for the LE10 postcode area.

95% of 8 weeks pa 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

Postcode: LE10 3LH
Application type: 8 Weeks PA

Planning application dates

Date validated: 13 April 2026
Consultation end: 5 May 2026
Target decision date: 3 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant: Private applicant
Architect profile: THE DESIGN SOCIAL LTD

Planning decision

Case officer: Ryan O'Keeffe

Additional information

Documents: 13

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, 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

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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