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Kenilworth council roundup: Abbey Fields problems, bin prices and petition

By James Smith   1st Nov 2025

Lots has been happening in Kenilworth this October (image by James Smith)
Lots has been happening in Kenilworth this October (image by James Smith)

Here is a roundup of the biggest decisions that have been made by the local councils in the last month.

And for more local planning decisions, keep an eye out for our weekly updates published every weekend.

Kenilworth Town Council

Town councillors continue to call on their district colleagues to find a solution to predicted parking problems at Abbey Fields.

A new web page aiming to boost accessibility in Kenilworth has been launched by the town council.

Plans to install a safe crossing to Kenilworth Castle are currently waiting on English Heritage before they can move forward.

Town councillors have been left "surprised" by the installation of new signs around Kenilworth which are said to clash with new wayfinding signs put in place two years ago.

Warwick District Council

The leader of Warwick District Council has warned of "considerable challenges" in submitting the South Warwickshire Local Plan before government changes kick in.

A new community centre at a major new housing estate in Kenilworth remains years away.

A Kenilworth councillor has asked for updates on a major piece of new employment land which has seen little movement since it was signed off four years ago.

The politician in charge of dog mess enforcement at Warwick District Council admits there are not enough resources to combat the problem.

Vital repairs have been made to Kenilworth's war memorial in time for Remembrance Sunday.

An artist's impression of one of the new industrial buildings included in a planning application last year (image via planning application)

Councillors are being urged to ensure that users of Kenilworth's long-awaited new leisure centre don't have to pay extra for the privilege. 

District councillors fear that decade-long plans to connect Kenilworth with a cycle route through Abbey Fields could be scuppered by Warwickshire County Council.

The council is being asked to check its homework amid concern over dropping uptake and price hikes for green waste collections.

The former Kenilworth School sites could be sold by WDC - but with a development plan in place.

Warwickshire County Council

Negotiations around the A46 update 'bridge to nowhere' continue to rumble on, with no target completion date, or even a date for work to resume in sight.

Children could find themselves walking up to five miles to get to school if the leader of Warwickshire County Council's (WCC) bid to change transport to school plans goes through.

Up to £730,000 is set to be invested in AI projects by WCC.

A petition has been launched calling for a pedestrian crossing to a new Kenilworth housing estate.

A Kenilworth councillor who backed creating two new councils to split Warwickshire in half said a new 'super council' for the county will be detached from the communities it serves.

The local authority has launched a budget survey inviting locals to have their say on the services that matter to them.

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