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

Tree Protected

Councillors have told a local household it cannot cut down a tree in its garden which is blocking the sunlight.

Warwick District Council's planning committee this week approved a tree preservation order (TPO) for the lime tree on Kingswood Green, Lapworth, meaning it cannot be felled.

Speaking at the meeting, applicant Jonathan Ryan pointed to the fact neighbouring homes on the new estate had been allowed to chop down similar trees.

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Football Club's Upgrades

Birmingham City Football Club did not have planning permission for the £1.25 million facility upgrades at its Warwickshire training ground, an application has revealed.

The football club has asked for retrospective permission for the works at its Henley-in-Arden base which included replacing a 3G pitch with a 'stitched hybrid grass pitch', undersoil heating, a media pod, ball-stop netting and a 'performance camera tower'.

Plans submitted to Stratford-on-Avon District Council state the works began in 2023 when Blues moved to Stratford Road following a fire at their Wast Hills training ground.

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Primary School's Delays

A fresh planning application for a Kenilworth primary school's expansion has been delayed further, the county council has confirmed.

The £6 million redevelopment at St John's Primary School and Nursery was due to be finished last year, but the project has been continually put back.

Earlier this year, Warwickshire County Council told Nub News a new planning application was needed before the scheme can progress.

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