Fresh plans to turn a former school building in Warwick into homes have been given the green light by Warwick District Council.

Wake Green (Warwick ) Limited recently saw an application to repurpose the King's High School For Girls buildings on Chapel Street for houses refused by the council.

Issues were raised about lack of parking and the impact of amenity on residents, with the previous application also including three new homes to the rear of the site.

But the updated application, which will convert the three-storey building into four dwellings, found favour with council planners.

An artist's impression of the new homes (image via planning application)

"In this case, the proposal retains the existing structure and overall scale of the building and would represent a more sustainable form of development by re-using the existing frame," a council report, approving the application said.

"I am satisfied with the retention of the existing building and the renovation works to re-use the structure."

The report added: "It is also noted that in retaining the main structure of the building, the demolition elements are significantly reduced which with the site being in such close proximity to listed buildings has the potential to result in harm through damage."

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See the full application here.