Warwick planning roundup: Houses refused, traveller site and shopfront's makeover

By James Smith

8th Jun 2024 | Local News

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

Traveller Site

A planning application has been submitted to create a new traveller site on the outskirts of Warwick, near the M40.

Philip Brown Associates Limited has put forward a scheme to Warwick District Council (WDC) to turn an agricultural field along Henley Road into a new base for 12 families.

The application says the residents - who now own the site - do not currently have a lawful place to park their caravans, and the new site would allow them a permanent home.

Plans come after the council was forced to step in to stop the site being developed without planning permission.

Read the full story here.

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Houses Refused

Unpopular plans to build nine new homes along the Grand Union Canal have been refused by council planners who described the scheme as a "poor design".

Cape Homes Ltd last year revealed a scheme for a series of three-bedroom homes on currently undeveloped land at Cape Road.

The development would have seen two three-storey terraces built, alongside 27 car parking spaces.

Over 40 objections were submitted to the planning application, including one from Warwick Town Council and from neighbouring firm Maxi Group ltd which said the homes would have an impact on its business.

Shopfront's Makeover

A request to carry out "essential" works to a Warwick shopfront has been put forward to Warwick District Council.

The British Heart Foundation has applied for permission for a series of works at its grade II listed store at Market Place.

The building, which dates back to the 19th century, is said to new an array of work on it, including repointing, brickwork repairs, chimney stack repairs and works around the windows and cills.