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

Canalside Houses

Plans to build a row of nine, three-bedroom houses along the Grand Union Canal have been put forward to Warwick District Council.

If approved, the scheme would see the three-storey development built on currently undeveloped land at Cape Road.

Put forward by Cape Homes Ltd, the plans would also see 27 car parking spaces built.

Read the story here.

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5G Mast

Plans to install a new 5G mast in Warwick have been put forward to Warwick District Council.

Infrastructure firm Cornerstone has applied for permission to build the 20-metre monopole on Scar Bank SW, to replace an existing mast.

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Plans show the structure would have six antennas, two dishes, a GPS module and two cabinets.

Read more here.

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Council's Apology

The county council has issued an update to residents in Hatton facing months of roadworks, admitting a previous letter to locals could have been "explained better".

Controversial works for Taylor Wimpey's new housing development on Birmingham Road are now underway, with motorists set to face delays for around 11 months.

The project to widen the road, build a pedestrian crossing point, and to improve footways, cycleways, drainage and street lights were due to begin in October but started at the end of last month.

Read the story here.

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