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

Solar Appeal

Exagen has appealed a council decision to block its proposed new solar farm between Kenilworth and Balsall Common.

The application is split over two parcels of land near the A452, totalling over 52 hectares, and between two local councils.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council's (SMBC) planning committee threw out the scheme in February as objectors claimed the development would continue a trend of squeezing farmers out of the local community.

Warwick District Council (WDC) then rejected its half of the application saying it would harm the openness of the green belt.

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HS2 Diversions

Plans for a new bridge that will carry a public footpath over the HS2 line in Kenilworth have been given the green light, nearly three years after the route was first diverted.

Works for the high speed rail line around Kenilworth Road saw bridleway W164 significantly rerouted in March 2022.

Originally HS2 said the new route would be installed in 2024, but plans for a new bridge as part of it have only just been signed off by Warwick District Council.

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Kenilwoof

The back garden of a Kenilworth home could be turned into a dog daycare business, if plans are signed off by the district council.

'Kenilwoof Canine Castle' has applied for planning permission to repurpose the garden on Turton Way for the business.

Plans also include a "summerhouse style building" to house the dogs and a secondary gate to make it harder for the pets to escape.

Read more here.

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