Gap to Coventry could shrink as 4,000 homes proposed north of Kenilworth
By James Smith 27th May 2026
The gap between Coventry and Kenilworth looks likely to get smaller as the draft of the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) is revealed.
Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils are due to discuss the final public consultation on the major planning document this week.
The plan - which will govern where thousands of houses are built over the next 25 years - currently has land south of Coventry earmarked for just over 4,000 new homes.
In previous documents for the draft SWLP, up to 6,000 houses had been suggested for the area of land.
Plans show these would be built on land sandwiched between Westwood Heath Road, Cromwell Lane and Kenilworth Road.
This would also be bordered by land at the university earmarked for education and research as well as a long strip of land for 'biodiversity enhancement'.
Across the two districts, 14 'strategic growth' locations have been identified, with new houses set to be built around existing local towns.
This has come after hundreds of potential development sites were suggested by members of the public and then whittled down by the councils.
Two 'new settlements' have also been picked for thousands of new homes and new communities to be built.
One has been chosen for each district from a potential list of 13.
Elsewhere in Kenilworth, the plan has proposed 751 new homes to the south of the town.
Only Warwick (493 homes) and Bishop's Tachbrook (558) have been earmarked for less.
This latest consultation - the 'regulation 19' consultation - will run for six weeks and will allow locals to have their say on the plan the authorities plan to submit to the planning inspectorate.
Work began on the SWLP in 2021 but has been hit by various delays.
The councils only have until December 31 to submit the plan for approval.
A council report to be discussed this week said: "The SWLP is required to deliver a significant amount of new development over the period 2025-2050; 54,925 homes to meet local housing needs and up to 366 hectares of employment land to meet local strategic and non-strategic employment needs.
"In addition, the needs of particular groups such as Self and Custom-builders and Gypsies and Travellers are also met through the SWLP."
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