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

Housing Impact

A housing developer planning to build 970 homes in Balsall Common could be forced to pay nearly £750,000 towards local health care services.

Harris Strategic Land and Colchurch Properties have applied for planning permission for the huge development on green space between Station Road and Waste Lane.

The scheme - which would border the new HS2 line cutting - would also include a care home/retirement accommodation, community buildings, a primary school and a pre-school, but has been met with significant local opposition.

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Mast Misery

Nearly 40 objections have been received to plans for an "ugly and obtrusive" 5G mast on the edge of Kenilworth.

Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd has applied for planning permission for the 20-metre high monopole on a verge along Leamington Road.

The site is close to where Charles Church is building its new Kenilworth Gate estate, and where a major new 'employment area' will be built.

Read the full story here.

Spoons on the Horizon

Kenilworth locals have a few months left to wait before the town's new Wetherspoon pub opens its doors for the first time.

Work began on site at The Square last month after a protracted planning process since the pub chain it was announced it was coming to town in 2022.

And now Wetherspoon has told Nub News 'The Dictum of Kenilworth' will open on Wednesday 30 July for the first time.

Read more here.

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