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

Major Housing Developments

A report presented at the most recent Kenilworth Town Council meeting has given an update on all the major housing projects across the town.

With new houses on the various developments along Glasshouse Lane already up for sale, 1,500 houses are currently either under construction or awaiting planning approval.

More applications for new estates are also expected to be submitted in the coming months.

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HS2 Viaduct

A decision on plans for a giant HS2 viaduct in Balsall Common have been deferred as resident labelled the scheme "hideous" and "monstrous".

Councillors at Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council this week pushed back the decision amid accusations of HS2 treating local people as "second-class citizens" and not conducting proper consultation.

The verdict was reached last night after a long and fiery debate at a planning committee meeting in the council chamber.

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Road Names Revealed

A former hunt master, a high sheriff and the 'The grandfather of the Council' from the early 20th century are all set to be remembered in the street names for a new housing estate being built in Kenilworth.

Last year Kenilworth Town Council put forward a list of potential names for the new roads on the 550-house development at Thickthorn.

Councillors suggested a range of themes including various 'heroes of Kenilworth', past mayors and even types of tomato.

But Warwick District Council (WDC) has now confirmed six new street names for the Kenilworth Gate development, all of whom are important figures from the town's history.

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'Just Bear With Us'

A Kenilworth councillor has been told to "just bear with" officers over an update on the rising costs of the new swimming pool in Abbey Fields.

A report presented to Warwick District Council's (WDC) cabinet last week showed an extra £279,000 had to be paid to AR Demolition in March for the works on the new leisure centre.

The extra costs had to be agreed by the chief executive - rather than councillors - due to the urgent nature of the decision.

A separate council report presented to cabinet last week also included a warning that while the increased costs would be taken from the budget for the project, "there will come a point towards the end of the project, when there will not be sufficient budget to complete the development".

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