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

Church Flattened

Council planners have given the green light for a community centre and church to be demolished by a brand new facility.

Myton Church Trustees have been given planning permission to flatten the Westbury Centre on Westlea Road.

An application submitted to Warwick District Council said the current building has a range of issues and a "limited timespan".

Read the full story here.

Homes Blocked

A planning inquiry has sided with locals who said 28 new homes should not be built in Hatton.

Warwick District Council last year refused to grant planning permission for the development at Oakdene Crescent, siding with the 168 locals who objected.

Developer Altus Homes and Morro Partnerships described that decision as "baffling" and appealed to the planning inspectorate to overturn the ruling.

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But following a public inquiry earlier this year, the appeal was dismissed.

Read the full story here.

Closed Shop Changes

Council planners have given the go-ahead for a closed Warwick shop to be turned into a four-bedroom house in multiple occupation (HMO).

Plans for the former Black & White Stores building on Peel Road resurfaced earlier this year, after a previous scheme to turn the buildings into two flats was approved in 2019, but did not materialise.

Avisaar Ltd is behind the latest bid and applied to Warwick District Council for a single-storey extension at the back of the building as well as for the former shop front to be removed.

Read more here.

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