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 threw their support behind plans to list Talisman Square as an 'asset of community value' - just weeks before the redevelopment plans were refused.

Town councillors have raised concerns about the safety of children walking down Knowle Hill to the new Kenilworth School.

A Kenilworth councillor has urged the district council to make sure works to improve a local park are completed as quickly as possible.

Kenilworth Town Council has backed plans to have Talisman Square listed as an asset of community value (image by James Smiith)

Warwick District Council

Warwick District Council's Riverside House headquarters is expected to be sold Homes England in the coming weeks and turned into a residential development - but local MP Matt Western has continued to protest the decision.

Warwick District Council opted against joining forces with neighbouring Stratford-on-Avon to offer concessionary parking permits to pensioners, with financial considerations among the concerns.

Amended plans for the new leisure centre for Abbey Fields have been put forward by Warwick District Council.

Meanwhile the council is still hoping to open the new Castle Farm Recreation Centre in time for the new year.

The district council has been given £1 million to help redevelop brownfield sites into houses.

The first tenants at the new council houses on a 620-house estate being built in Kenilworth have now collected their keys.

Tenants are now moving into the first council houses at Stoneleigh View (image via Warwick District Council)

A new enforcement team has been launched to help tackle fly tipping across the area.

The clocks have not gone back yet, but Warwick District Council's green spaces team is already making plans for the floral displays that will appear in local parks next spring.

Around 700 homes in multiple occupation (HMO's) will need a licence from the start of next year, following a new scheme from the district council.

A manager involved in rolling out No Mow May has acknowledged Warwick District Council was "probably too ambitious" in its efforts. 

Warwickshire County Council

A busy Kenilworth junction is set to be closed for four days at the start of November for resurfacing.

Locals were given their say on plans to build speed bumps and introduce a 20mph zone around the new Kenilworth School.

Shire Hall, Warwick (image by James Smith)

Plans to double the capacity of a Kenilworth primary school and add extra special needs and disability (SEND) places will be the subject of a four-week public consultation.

Kitchen capacity and cost issues could water down ambitions to deliver free school meals for all primary school children in Warwickshire. 

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