Kenilworth planning roundup: Retirement community, 5G mast and HS2
Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past week.
Retirement Community Garden
A retirement village being built on the site of a former garden centre could have a new facility added to the complex.
Opus Knowle Developments wants to introduce a 'wellness garden' to the community to be constructed on the former site of Wyndley Garden Centre on Warwick Road, Knowle.
The retirement home will be made up of 39 care suites and 46 care apartments.
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5G Mast
District planners have thrown out an application for a 5G mast next to Kenilworth Cemetery following over a hundred objections from local residents.
CK Hutchison Networks (UK) Limited had submitted an application to Warwick District Council (WDC) for the 15-metre high mast on Oaks Road, saying there is an "acute" need for the station to "provide effective service coverage" in the area.
But planners said the communications pole would have caused "unacceptable harm to the character and appearance of the cemetery".
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HS2 Viaduct
HS2 has been given planning permission to build a 425-metre viaduct in Balsall Common - at the second attempt.
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council had originally deferred a decision on the controversial structure, saying the developer had not consulted residents properly.
During a debate in July, councillors pushed back the decision and accused HS2 of treating local people as "second-class citizens".
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Battery Plans Recharged
An appeal has been lodged after district planners threw out plans to build a 49.9MW battery energy storage facility on the outskirts of Kenilworth.
Flexion Energy Storage UK - who put forward the scheme - said the development on farmland south of Banner Hill Farm would play a "critical role" in the rollout of renewable energy locally.
But Warwick District Council (WDC) refused to grant planning permission for the two-acre facility, saying it was "inappropriate development" in the green belt.
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