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Kenilworth council roundup: no booking for tips, school delays and dangerous junction

By James Smith   27th Dec 2025

Here are the biggest council stories from the last month in Kenilworth (image via SWNS)
Here are the biggest council stories from the last month in Kenilworth (image via SWNS)

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

Local residents are being asked to share their views on a car park at Kenilworth Castle.

More planning permission and funding will need to be secured before a new pedestrian crossing to Kenilworth Castle can be installed.

A Kenilworth councillor has called for an update on the "continuing traffic chaos" around the town.

A new Kenilworth junction is an "accident waiting to happen" according to a Kenilworth councillor.

The new road layout has been finished on Glasshouse Lane (image by Nub News)

Warwick District Council

The already-delayed South Warwickshire Local Plan looks set to be pushed back even further, a council report has revealed.

The former leader of Warwick District Council has apologised for breaching confidence over a proposed £10 million spend on heightened environmental standards for new council homes.

Warwick District Council is to refund the extra council tax it charged for second homes having failed to implement the new policy properly. 

A political row over how to refer to those who are transgender and pregnant overshadowed a debate on Warwick District Council's support of people in temporary accommodation.

Councillors have confirmed the suspension of the council's use of social media platform X (formerly Twitter).

Warwickshire County Council

There was cross-party support for a motion aimed at tackling the rising crisis of child poverty and neglect in Warwickshire and the rest of the country.

Councillors kicked back but still got forced into a secret vote on what happens next with Warwickshire County Council's ill-fated 'Bridge to Nowhere'.

There has been a 'significant' increase in the number of complaints against councillors at Warwickshire County Council (WCC), a freedom of information request has revealed.

The speed limit could be changed outside a new Kenilworth housing estate if plans are signed off by Warwickshire County Council.

A permanent pedestrian crossing on a "dangerous" Kenilworth road may not be installed until 2027, residents have been told.

Residents are calling for a safe crossing on Leamington Road, and for the speed limit to be reduced to 30mph (image supplied)

Warwickshire County Council is celebrating a major funding award for local cycling and active travel.

New on-street parking charges for five Warwickshire towns plus fines for moving traffic offences form part of county council plans to raise almost £3 million per year from motorists.

A six-month no-booking trial has begun at Kenilworth's recycling centre.

Children are "missing out" and parents are being "let down" over continued delays to plans to expand a Kenilworth primary school.

The leader of Warwickshire County Council has told rival councillors his administration is "already" in the process of securing "big investors" to revitalise town centres.

     

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