Here are the biggest planning stories from the last week in and around Warwick.

Homes Decision Deferred

Locals are set to be left waiting for a decision on controversial plans to build 67 homes along the A46 in Warwick.

Warwick District Council's (WDC) planning committee was due to discuss the plans for Goggbridge Lane tonight (March 13), with planners recommending the scheme be given the green light.

However, the application from Taylor Wimpey has now been removed from the meeting's agenda, so clarity can be provided on the drainage strategy for the proposed development.

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Hotel Takes Shape

The opening of Warwick Castle's new 60-bed hotel is just months away, with work on site continuing.

Owner Merlin announced last month the new development would open on 22 July, after planning permission for the controversial development was granted in May 2022.

The new hotel, which promises to have its decor inspired by the War of the Roses, is being built on some of the Stratford Road Car Park.

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£1.5m Roadworks

Councillors will next week make a decision on whether to allocate £1.5 million to completely remodel a busy Warwick junction.

Warwickshire County Council is now working towards a project which would see the existing roundabout at the junction between Banbury Road and Myton Road removed and replaced with a new crossroad with traffic lights.

If approved, the £1.5 million budget will all be taken from section 278 funding - money given to the council by housing developers.

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