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

Houses Pulled

A planning application for two new homes right next to a busy Kenilworth roundabout have been pulled following multiple objections.

RichSmart Homes Ltd had applied for planning permission to build the two detached homes on a piece of land next to St John's roundabout.

Proposed to be built between the railway line and the houses fronting onto Warwick Road, the scheme would have seen two, three-bedroom houses created.

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Children's Home

Plans to create a full-time residential children's care home in Kenilworth have been put forward to Warwick District Council (WDC).

Action for Children has asked for permission to alter the existing use of a facility on Rouncil Lane which is currently only allowed to be used for respite care.

If approved, the scheme will see the property "occupied as a full-time residential children's care home" which would allow "for longer term residents in the property".

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Woodside's Future

A housing developer is set to pay over £1.6 million towards local services as it plans to demolish the Woodside Hotel to make way for new homes.

Having previously been refused permission to replace the former manor house with more homes, Vistry was given the green light for a fresh application to flatten and build on the site last year.

Councillors gave the go-ahead for a block of flats and 43 houses "through gritted teeth" in April 2024, following multiple objections from locals and Kenilworth Town Council.

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