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Time running out to have your say on 130 new Kenilworth homes

Local News by James Smith 1 minutes ago  
The sixth form site on Rouncil Lane has sat empty since 2023 (image via Homes England)
The sixth form site on Rouncil Lane has sat empty since 2023 (image via Homes England)
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Kenilworth locals only have a couple of days left to have their say on plans for 130 new homes at the former sixth form site on Rouncil Lane.

Homes England launched a public consultation on the scheme earlier this year and responses are needed by October 16.

Permission to demolish the former school buildings has now been approved, but a planning application for the houses to replace them is yet to come forward.

Homes England says it will use the feedback from the consultation to inform its planning applications.

Early plans show 40 per cent of the new homes would be affordable houses.

Designs also include new cycle paths, parkland and play areas.

The existing entrance on Rouncil Lane would be used to access the estate.

The former Kenilworth School site has sat empty since the school moved to Glasshouse Lane in 2023.

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A timeline shared by Homes England shows it hopes to have an outline planning application submitted to Warwick District Council by the end of the year.

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Outline plans for the new estate at Rouncil Lane (image via Homes England)

"The former Kenilworth Sixth Form Centre is vacant following Kenilworth Secondary School's relocation to Glasshouse Lane," Homes England said.

"Homes England is working with Warwick District Council to develop proposals for the site for up to 130 homes including affordable housing to accelerate housing delivery in line with the council's development plan objectives.

"This consultation is your opportunity to share views as proposals are developed and presented.

"Your feedback will help us understand local priorities and inform the next steps in shaping the future of the site."

Homes England does not own the site.

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Warwick District Council has already approved funding for the site to be demolished, despite an application for its redevelopment yet to come forward.

Homes England is already redeveloping the former school site on Leyes Lane into homes.

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