A decision on whether to effectively cut a busy Kenilworth road in half is expected next week, nearly two months after the plans were due to be signed off.

Warwickshire County Council (WCC) has drawn up a scheme to create a 'prohibition of motor vehicles' section on Crewe Lane near the entrance of Kenilworth Golf Club.

The scheme would also see the speed limit reduced from national speed limit to 30mph.

A decision was due to be made by the portfolio holder for transport and planning in April, but the decision was pulled from the meeting's agenda.

The WCC website said it was "pending further review".

Nub News understands a decision will now be made at the portfolio holder's decision meeting on June 12.

A report which has previously been made public said "do nothing is not an option" for Crewe Lane.

If approved, the works would effectively see a 99-metre break in the road outside Kenilworth Golf Club's entrance.

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This would mean Crewe Lane would stop being a 'through road'. A gate would be provided to allow emergency vehicles to pass through. 

The entrances to the gold club would both need to be changed to allow two-way access.

The prohibition order proposed for Crewe Lane (image via Warwickshire County Council)

"The western section of Crewe Lane, which joins Glasshouse Lane in Kenilworth, is a narrow unlit rural lane subject to the national speed limit and unsuitable for high volumes of through traffic," a council report said.

"It has an average width of less than five metres which makes it difficult for two vehicles to pass, and there are no footways, except on the corners of junctions with Glasshouse Lane/ Knowle Hill and Lancelotte Avenue.

"The junction with Glasshouse Lane/ Knowle Hill and Hidcote Road is a staggered crossroads on the crest of a hill with poor sightlines."

Previously the decision would have been made by then portfolio holder Cllr Jennifer Warren but she has since been dropped from the council's cabinet.

The decision is therefore likely to be made by the new councillor in charge of transport and planning, Cllr Stephen Shaw. He has been in the job since his appointment to the role in May.

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