Plans for a major new industrial site on the edge of Warwick are taking their next steps after being approved by councillors three years ago.

Warwick District Council's planning committee signed off on the outline plans for the land east of Stratford Road in 2023, despite the objections of locals who said the development was too high.

The plans - first put forward by Midlands Land Portfolio Limited - are for storage, distribution and industrial use of 8.8 hectares of land.

The land has since been bought by Warwick 1 Unit Trust which has now submitted a 'reserved matters' application which deals with the appearance and other details before construction can begin.

This fresh submission to the council is for three 'employment buildings' as well as 296 car parking spaces and 43 HGV spaces.

In total this would bring 29,461 sq.m of employment land.

When the outline plans were approved in 2023, councillors removed a condition on the height of the buildings, with the view the council could apply more restrictions at the reserved matters stage if necessary.

A separate application is expected for the second phase of the development.

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The land is allocated in the local plan for employment use.

Click here to see the application in full.