Kenilworth residents and businesses are set to be consulted to help refresh the Local Transport Plan in Warwickshire.

Consultations were approved by Warwickshire County Council cabinet, and are due to begin in early 2021. A working party from across all of the council's political parties and chaired by the portfolio holder for transport and planning will oversee the consultation.

The current Local Transport Plan is scheduled to go through until 2026, but is now felt to be outdated due to a number of factors, notably the shift in attitudes towards fighting climate change and the response to Covid-19.

The initial consultation will seek to present issues and opportunities surrounding local transport issues and invite residents and businesses to give their views around the. The consultation is likely be categorised into themes. The County Council will work with partners to develop these themes in the coming months.

Broadly, themes are expected to cover the environment, economy, wellbeing, and road safety.

Following the consultation and analysis of its findings, the cabinet will be asked to approve the drafting of a revised plan prior to publication in 2022.

Cllr Jeff Clarke, portfolio holder for transport and planning, said "Its great news that we can get on and ask our residents and partners what their transport priorities are.

"Although the current Local Transport Plan's life is until 2026, it is rapidly becoming outdated as attitudes shift towards the part that transport can play in addressing the climate change emergency and as we seek to address the changing priorities that Covid-19 has brought.

"We want people to tell us what they want us to look at in their areas and let us know what is important to them so that we can refresh the plan and use any influence we have, regionally or nationally, to ensure that Warwickshire's residents and businesses have the transport plan that best fits their needs for the coming years."

Details of the consultation will be announced in the coming weeks.