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

Shop's New Look

A former Christian charity shop in Kenilworth can now been given a new look, as plans to remodel the front of the building have been given the green light by district planners.

Home care company Unique Senior Care - which opened this summer - has been granted planning permission to give the shopfront at The Square a makeover.

Works approved by Warwick District Council (WDC) will see the current wooden frames replaced with a "more modern and energy efficient double glazed aluminium" design.

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Sign's Error

A historical inaccuracy is set to be fixed on one of the new wayfinding posts around Kenilworth.

Plans to install 12 new signposts around the town were signed off in April, with Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) now having installed the first set.

The signs include a mix of finger posts as well as monolith boards with facts about the history of the town.

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Landfill to Leisure

Local residents will be given their say on plans to turn a former landfill site into a public open space.

Kenilworth Town Council (KTC) revealed plans to bring land around Cherry Orchard into wider use earlier this year, and the project could come to fruition by the end of next year.

The land near the town's recycling centre is informally used by dog walkers, even though it is private land.

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Paths Plan

Plans to create new paths and resurface the existing walkways at Kenilworth Castle have been put forward to the district council.

English Heritage has applied for planning permission for the works which it says will benefit the 118,000 people who visit the castle each year - as well as local dog walkers.

The application to Warwick District Council said many of the existing paths are in poor condition and are not well signposted.

Read the full story here.

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