Kenilworth planning roundup: Woodside, Aldi and 'inadequate' homes
Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past week.
Woodside Saga
Plans to demolish the Woodside Hotel to make way for a block of flats and 43 houses have been resubmitted to Warwick District Council (WDC).
Developer Vistry was last year refused permission to flatten the former manor house, with councillors criticising the sustainability of the proposed homes.
Council planners had recommended the application be approved, but the planning committee unanimously refused to grant permission.
However, Vistry has now resubmitted its previous application - but with an additional energy and sustainability statement.
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Supermarket Saga
Long-awaited plans to open two new discount supermarkets in Balsall Common are now expected this summer.
Supermarket giant Aldi has applied for planning permission to build a new unit on the west side of Kenilworth Road, while competitor Lidl has applied to build its own store on the opposite side of the road.
Nub News reported last year, the two schemes - one of which will see a car garage demolished to make way - would not be determined until the new local plan is adopted.
While the long-winding process to adopt the local plan continues, Nub News has now been told by the council a decision on the applications "should be made in the summer of 2024".
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'Inadequate Homes'
District planners have thrown out plans to build three homes on a piece of land in the centre of Kenilworth.
Warwick District Council said the planned two-bedroom houses at 'Railing Row' on Warwick Road would offer an "inadequate" standard of living.
The single detached and two semi-detached homes would have been built on land where five homes stood until the 1970's.
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