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Final decision on latest bid to keep controversial holiday pod expected next week

Local News by James Smith 8th Apr 2025  
Previous attempts to turn the land off Hob Lane into holiday accommodation have been blocked by the council (image via planning application)
Previous attempts to turn the land off Hob Lane into holiday accommodation have been blocked by the council (image via planning application)
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District councillors will once again take a vote on whether to allow a controversial holiday igloo to remain in Burton Green.

In December 2023 Warwick District Council refused a retrospective application for two holiday igloos on a parcel of land off Hob Lane, saying they harmed the openness of the green belt.

Now a fresh application for just one of the pods - which has already been installed - has been submitted, saying the second pod and a timber cabin will be removed from the plot.

The application has been backed by over 50 notices of support but there have also been a large number of objections.

Now the scheme will go before the council's planning committee on Tuesday 15 April for consideration.

But a council report has recommended the application be refused planning permission.

"The proposal is considered to be harmful to the character and appearance of the local rural landscape," it said.

See the full council report here.

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