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

Talisman Square Flats

The town council has objected to plans to build a four-storey block of flats in the town centre.

The scheme, which could see Talisman Square car park turned into 44 flats and two new shops, was submitted to Warwick District Council in July by Cobalt Estates.

Councillors raised concerns about massing due to the extra floor and said the build "does not harmonise with the surrounding buildings".

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Partial Demolition

Plans to partly demolish a Balsall Common house to make way for four new homes behind it have been thrown out by the council.

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council rejected the scheme which would have seen the side extension of a Station Road house knocked down to create a new access road leading to the four new buildings.

The four and five bed houses would have been built on overgrown scrubland as well as part of the gardens of some existing properties.

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'Unattractive' Post Office

The windows of the Post Office building on Warwick Road could be given a makeover if plans from the town council move forward.

A report presented at the last Kenilworth Town Council meeting from the town centre working group said the frontage was one of the "least attractive" in the town centre.

The council was told that early discussions have already been held with the Post Office and that it seemed likely the redecoration would be permitted.

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