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

Spoons' Signs

Kenilworth locals have been given a first glimpse of what the name signs will look like at the town's new Wetherspoon pub as it gears up for opening.

Work has begun on the new town centre pub, with the name of the new boozer having also recently caused great discussion on social media.

Many locals have criticised the name 'The Dictum of Kenilworth' which relates to the end of the siege of Kenilworth in 1266.

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DHL Depot

Logistics giant DHL has invested £230 million in a new "state-of-the-art e-commerce hub" near Kenilworth which will create up to 600 local jobs.

Business Minister Justin Madders last month formally opened the new hub at SEGRO Park Coventry Gateway near Coventry Airport which covers 25,000 m² of space and can handle up to a million parcels a day.

DHL first revealed the plans for the new site in 2022.

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Pub's Makeover

A Kenilworth pub has submitted a fresh application in its bid to give the front of the building a makeover.

Last year The Lion on Warwick Road was given advertising consent by Warwick District Council (WDC) for a series of new signs, and a repaint - although planners did only approve part of the application, taking issue with proposed "excessive" and "harmful" modern signs.

However, the scheme did not go ahead as the local authority refused permission for a separate listed building application for the grade II listed building. This application was refused for the same issues with the modern sign designs.

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