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

Micropub

Barstaff rather than baristas could soon be serving drinks at a former cafe on a Warwick housing estate after plans to change its use to a micropub were approved.

Ale Hub Ltd, which has a number of sites across the West Midlands, applied to the district council for the premises in Chase Meadow Square and members of the planning committee gave the scheme the thumbs up when they met this week.

Six members of the public had objected to the plans on the grounds of noise disturbance, problems with parking, and the suitability of the venue given that it was just a few metres away from the Unicorn pub.

Read the story here.

----------

Oakley Grove Worries

Concerned Bishop's Tachbrook residents have been told that their safety worries will be taken into account when discussions around road closures and HGV routes linked to the building of the nearby Oakley Grove school continue.

Work on the new all-through school – which will take nursery, primary, secondary and sixth form students – cannot start until a construction management plan has been signed off and the latest one has led to an objection from Warwickshire County Council's highways team.

Read more here.

----------

Bungalow Blocked

A plan to build a two-bedroomed bungalow in the garden of a Rowington house has been thrown out by councillors because the site on Old Warwick Road was outside of the village boundary and in the green belt.

There was support for the new home from the local parish council but members of Warwick District Council's planning committee unanimously refused planning permission at their meeting this week.

Ward member Cllr Richard Hales urged councillors to go against the recommendation of their planning officer and approve the plan.

Read the full story here.

Like this story? Then subscribe to our FREE weekly newsletter to get the latest Warwick news straight to your inbox every Friday.