Here are the biggest local planning stories from the past week.

Battery Box Bid

A new 'micro-energy storage facility' could be built on a patch of grassland in Heathcote, if plans are approved by Warwick District Council.

AM Clean Energy has applied for permission for the 'battery box' on a patch of land near Olympus Avenue.

Plans state the facility will have a capacity of up to 200kW.

Read the full story here.

Pub's Permission

A Warwick pub which reopened earlier this year following a major makeover has been forced to submit a retrospective planning application for the renovations which were completed without the proper permission.

The Globe welcomed customers again in June under new owners Brunning & Price following a four-month redevelopment.

The business had submitted an application to Warwick District Council for listed building consent for the works, starting work before it heard back from the local authority.

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Holiday Home

Council planners have given the green light for a new holiday let to be created in Barford.

Warwick District Council has granted planning permission for a building on Wasperton Lane to be turned into a two-bedroom holiday cottage.

Currently the building is used as storage for the neighbouring house.

A similar application was approved in 2024 but the works were not started, so a new application had to be submitted.

Read more here.

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