Kenilworth council roundup: No Mow May, demolition and future of the green belt

By James Smith

19th May 2024 | Local News

No Mow May is in full swing (image by Warwick District Council)
No Mow May is in full swing (image by Warwick District Council)

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.

Warwick District Council

Plans to demolish Warwick District Council's (WDC) former headquarters in Leamington Spa have been put forward for approval.

The "benefits of No Mow May are already visible" according to the council.

Warwick district will be joining towns and cities across the country in commemorating the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings next month.

Riverside House is set to be knocked down (image via WDC)

Planners trying to decide where thousands of houses will be built across South Warwickshire have discounted the idea of spreading them evenly across towns and villages in the region.

A consultant has been appointed by the district councils to complete a "vital" review into the region's green belt.

The district council is still working to find businesses to invest in a new employment zone on the edge of Kenilworth, which forms part of a major new housing development.

Warwickshire County Council

Hospitals across Warwickshire are struggling to cope with a surge in emergency patients with some experiencing "higher levels of demand than the winter". 

Leading Warwickshire councillors have backed a £113,000 spend at a Kenilworth primary school to make space for eight more children with special educational needs.

Plans to crunch down spending on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) have been endorsed by the leader of Warwickshire County Council and her deputy – but concern lingers for parents.

A "significant package" to improve buses across the county was approved by Warwickshire County Council's cabinet.

Warwickshire County Council is still dealing with the fallout from the SEND row (image by James Smith)

A county councillor under investigation for comments on special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) "would be naive to think" they had not played a part in her borough council election defeat.

Councillors and local representatives posed for a photo op in April to mark the completion of the first part of the Kenilworth to Leamington (K2L) cycle route.

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