Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past week.

'Straining at the Seams'

Plans for 180 new houses in Kenilworth have been met with objections from town councillors who say the site is not suitable for a new estate and local infrastructure is already strained.

Richborough Estates has applied for planning permission for the major new development on land around Rouncil Lane.

Plans submitted show a new junction would be created on the busy road, with the estate planned to border the former sixth form site.

However, at last week's Kenilworth Town Council planning committee meeting, members agreed on their objections.

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Care Home Bids Again

A care company has submitted an appeal after it was refused permission to build a house in the gardens of a Kenilworth care home.

Clarendon Care Services Ltd was refused permission for the facility at Kenilworth Manor Nursing Home last month.

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It was the second time Warwick District Council had blocked such a scheme, having refused permission for a four-bed house and dementia garden at the Thickthorn Close site in 2022 also.

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A46 Estate

Up to 250 new homes could be built on green belt land alongside the A46 in Leek Wootton if plans are signed off by Warwick District Council.

Caddick Land Limited has applied for permission for the new estate on a parcel of land between Warwick Road, the dual carriageway, and the roundabout with Coventry Road.

Plans show the estate would include a mixture of one to four bedroom houses, half of which would be designated affordable homes.

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