Kenilworth planning roundup: £111m bridge repairs, cow shed to homes and 110 houses
Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past week.
£111 million Bridge Repairs
An £11 million project to repair a 180-year-old railway bridge near Kenilworth is now underway.
The 26-week renovation project on the River Avon viaduct at Old Milverton began at the end of July, with bits of the railway from Kenilworth to Leamington Spa being forced to close temporarily.
Specialist roped access teams from Network Rail worked to upgrade the Victorian structure by replacing damaged and missing bricks, repointing the mortar and strengthening its nine arches.
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Herd to Homes
Plans to turn a barn - which has been used to house cows for over 40 years - into five homes have been put forward to Warwick District Council.
If approved, the scheme would see the building at Crackley Farm turned into two four-bed and three, two-bed homes.
The application says the Crackley Lane barn had been used to house a herd of cows during the winter since 1980, but has been out of use since the then farmer passed away in 2021.
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Wardens' Move
The district council's housing company is looking set to develop Kenilworth Wardens' current ground into houses and help the club move across town to Castle Farm.
Last night (September 20) cabinet members voted unanimously in favour of a plan to spend £3 million to help the community club move from its Glasshouse Lane ground and create a new facility.
The project will then see Warwick District Council's (WDC) own housing company - Milverton Homes - develop the current ground into 110 houses through its joint venture with Vistry Linden Limited.
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Stadium Saga
The man behind plans to reinstate motorsport at Coventry Stadium is undeterred by the site's state of disrepair – and he has the most successful speedway promoter of the modern era in his corner.
Warren Hunter appeared at the planning inquiry that will determine whether owners and developers Brandon Estates will get to build 124 homes, a 3G football pitch and pavilion at the derelict home of the Coventry Bees.
He revealed that Matt Ford, the promoter of Poole Speedway who was due to speak at the inquiry on Wednesday, had "expressed an interest in running the speedway team at Coventry", something that was confirmed in Mr Ford's opening evidence.
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