New designs have been put forward for a new junction at a housing estate currently under construction near Warwick and Leamington.

Work is well underway on the 900 homes, primary school and park and ride at The Asps, with Warwickshire County Council (WCC) recently warning locals of delays due to roadworks in the area.

Progress has been made on the major new junction at Banbury Road and Myton Road, but a planning application submitted to Warwick District Council (WDC) has revealed the designs for the link have been updated.

When planning permission for the development was granted on appeal in 2020 it was agreed a 'turn left slip' from Banbury Road North to Myton Road would be built, as well as a signalised junction onto the road.

However, developers Taylor Wimpey and Bloor Homes have found a number of mature trees in the area and "extensive utilities" have made this impractical.

Over the past three years the developers have been working with WCC to create a new design for the junction, which now needs planning permission from the district council.

New designs would see the existing roundabout removed, the carriageway widened - to a lesser extent than before - and a new cycle/pedestrian crossing installed.

"A key reason for the improvement scheme was to improve capacity at this key junction but the approved mitigation scheme was found to offer limited capacity improvement over the existing layout," the application said. 

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"Additionally, changes in transport policy reinforce the need for better infrastructure for active travel which necessitates changes in the previously approved design."

The original application also dictates the junction must be complete before 200 of the homes are built and occupied. 

See the full application here.