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

MP's Objection

A local MP has objected to the design for a 750-metre cutting HS2 is planning to create to the north of Kenilworth.

The high speed rail developer submitted its design for the 11-metre deep Canley Brook cutting to Warwick District Council last year.

The scheme includes a 100-metre long, four-metre-high sound barrier on the south side of the crossing and HS2 said local homes will be offered noise insulation to reduce the impact of construction.

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Tree Works

District planners have given the go-ahead for a housing developer to cut back nearly 20 trees to make space for a 550-house estate being built in Kenilworth.

Charles Church has recently put the first plots on its Kenilworth Gate development on the market, having been given full planning permission for the first 92 houses and outline for the remaining 442 in December 2021.

And the developer has now been given permission by Warwick District Council for various tree works at the Leamington Road site to make space for the new houses.

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Hundreds of Houses

Plans to build 220 houses on Kenilworth Rugby Club's Glasshouse Lane ground have been submitted to the district council.

Developer Bloor Homes had already begun consulting residents about the scheme, but actually put forward the scheme before it finished asking locals their opinion.

If approved, the development will see 170 houses built on the 'Cowpatch' site, with the remaining 50 to be built where the current clubhouse sits.

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Stoneleigh Demolitions

Thirteen unloved buildings at Stoneleigh Park could be demolished if plans are signed off by the district council.

Mars Pension Trustees Limited has applied to knock down a number of unused units including a small office block, milking shed and stable block.

The units, which are scattered around the 1,000 acre site, could be removed as soon as May 8 depending on the decision from Warwick District Council

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Kenilworth Lodge

Two large houses could be built in the grounds of Kenilworth Lodge after district councillors gave the scheme the go-ahead despite an objection from the town council.

Kenilworth Town Council said the project was inappropriate, garden development and would add to the traffic problems along Leamington Road.

Read the full story here.

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