Kenilworth planning roundup: Wetherspoon, coffee shop and dog walking
By James Smith
17th Aug 2022 | Local News
Here are the biggest Kenilworth planning stories from the past week.
Wetherspoon
Residents have been given a first glimpse of what Wetherspoon's new pub in Kenilworth could look like as a planning application has been submitted to Warwick District Council.
The pub giant announced last month that it would be investing £2million in a new venue at the former Poundland unit at The Square.
Given that the shop has been empty since January 2020, Wetherspoon says "there is no longer a retail interest in the site".
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Objections to 66 Homes
Multiple objections have been made to plans to build 66 new houses next to a village garden centre which the parish council has labelled "irresponsible".
The scheme, submitted by Seven Capital plc, could see a farmhouse and agricultural buildings demolished to make space for the homes next to Smith's Garden Centre in Baginton.
If approved, the Coventry Road proposal will join onto a 56-house development which was approved by Warwick District Council last September
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Hotel Change Halted
Plans to turn a hotel in the centre of Kenilworth into student accommodation have been withdrawn just as the town council objected to the scheme.
Planning permission had been requested at the end of June to turn The Peacock Hotel into a 37-bed, house in multiple occupation (HMO).
The application said the Warwick Road venue could be run by the University of Warwick for postgraduate students.
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A new coffee shop could be built inside the Co-op in Balsall Common, with renovation plans submitted to Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council.
If approved, the scheme would see a new entrance built onto Kenilworth Road for the café, with the shop losing some of its floor space to the new venture.
The coffee shop would also be accessed from inside the Co-op and a new outdoor seating area would be built.
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Dog Walking Denied
Plans to turn a field near Temple Balsall into a private dog walking space have been turned down by the council which said it was an inappropriate use of the green belt.
The scheme would have seen the field off Cuttle Pool Lane changed from agricultural use to a private dog walking area to allow customers to let their dogs run safely.
No buildings would have been built, and the application explained that customers would book to use the two hectare field one at a time.
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