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

HS2 Trouble

Kenilworth Town Council has questioned why it was not consulted on the designs for the new Dalehouse Lane overbridge before HS2 submitted its application.

According to an objection from the council, HS2 had agreed to discuss the designs with councillors at a recent forum meeting.

But with a planning application being submitted to Warwick District Council earlier this month, councillors have once again been forced to criticise the handling of local engineering works.

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Glamping Galore

Plans for a glamping site next to Resorts World have moved a step further. 

The NEC Group was given permission to build a new glamping site on its Solihull campus earlier this year. 

The ambitious plans are for 59 pods housing 236 guests on land close to Pendigo Lake, opposite the Resorts World complex.

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The plans also include the building of a reception modular building with multi-functional spaces, offices, storage and plant room; a drop-off parking area, service yard and vehicular access; communal areas and "enhancement of woodland and woodland glade".

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New Supermarket

Fresh plans for a supermarket at a new housing estate off Westwood Heath Road have been put forward to Warwick District Council.

Outline planning permission for the shop was granted in 2018 alongside a scheme for 425 new houses.

While construction on the new estate is well underway - with many of the first phase of homes now occupied - work on the supermarket is yet to begin.

And now HDD Westwood Limited has submitted a fresh application to the council, asking to change the design of the shop.

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