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

Castle Crossing

The much-anticipated new crossing to Kenilworth Castle is moving forward, with residents set to be given the chance to view the plans in more detail next month.

Kenilworth Town Council has been pushing ahead with the designs for the link on Castle Road for nearly two years, looking to provide safer pedestrian access to the town's main tourist destination.

Designs for the crossing are almost complete, meanwhile English Heritage is working towards creating the paths which will connect the crossing to the castle itself.

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Council's Statement

Kenilworth Town Council has lodged a formal objection to 776 new homes for Kenilworth being included in the new South Warwickshire Local Plan.

The town council has objected through the latest public consultation - the regulation 19 consultation - which closes for feedback this week.

In detailed feedback prepared on its behalf by planning consultants Black Box Planning, the town council argues the land proposed to be developed in Kenilworth to the south of Rouncil Lane "fails key tests of soundness" set out in national planning policy and should be removed from the SWLP before it is submitted to the government for approval.

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School's to be Flattened

The former Kenilworth School & Sixth Form building on Rouncil Lane is to be demolished in a bid to push along housing plans – but a number of uncertainties remain.

Warwick District Council's cabinet – the panel of Green Party and Labour councillors in charge of major service areas – this week approved funding the demolition works that will be handled by prospective land buyers Homes England.

The thinking is that a cleared site will be more appetising for developers and increase the sale value of the land while also reducing security burdens after a series of instances of anti-social behaviour and trespass.

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