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

Community Hub

Council planners have given the go-ahead for a former Warwick antique shop to be turned into a community hub.

Warwick District Council has given the green light for the former Vintage Antiques unit at Market Place to be repurposed.

The plans were put forward by St Mary's Church which said it wants to turn the building into a "vibrant centre," which will support multiple groups.

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Ambulance Station

Members of the community have thrown their support behind plans to turn a Warwick ambulance station into a nursery.

Clarendon Cubs Ltd has applied for planning permission to repurpose the vacant site at Montague Road to create a nursery able to accommodate 88 children.

Some 19 notices of support have been submitted to the planning application.

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Street Hub Blocked

Plans for a BT 'street hub' in Warwick's town centre have been blocked by council planners.

If approved, the scheme would have seen the structure installed on Market Street where a phone box used to stand.

Designed as a modern phone box, the hubs carry huge adverts on each side as well as providing Wi-Fi and phone services.

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