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

Pub's New Life?

Council planners have given the green light for a troubled Kenilworth pub to be turned into offices.

Impenza Limited has been granted planning permission for the works at the Cottage Inn which will see it converted into five offices.

The Stoneleigh Road inn has had 12 different owners since 2009, closing multiple times in that period.

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'Viable' K2L Bridge

A "viable" design for a bridge to take the Kenilworth to Leamington Spa cycleway (K2L) is coming together, an update at Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) has revealed.

The bridge is likely to be the final piece of the route to be installed, and the completion of the cycle link still appears some time away.

The update followed a briefing at Warwickshire County Council.

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Rugby Club's Move

Bids from housing developers to help take Kenilworth Rugby Football Club's new ground plans forward are being "rigorously assessed".

The club's move to Warwick Road was cast into doubt earlier this year after housing developer Bloor Homes confirmed it was withdrawing from the process.

With planning permission previously granted for the new ground off Warwick Road, the developer was due to purchase the existing Glasshouse Lane sites and turn them into new homes, to help finance the project.

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