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

MOD Site

Some 85 objections have been submitted against plans to turn a former Ministry of Defence (MOD) base into affordable homes.

Altus Homes and Morro Partnerships have applied for planning permission for 34 homes on the piece of land off Oakdene Crescent, Hatton.

But local residents and councillors have been quick to object to the scheme, which includes a mix of one to four-bed homes

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Housing Plans

Councillors have backed a new plan which predicts 1,679 new homes should be built every year to meet the future demand in South Warwickshire.

Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils endorsed the study at a joint meeting earlier this month, and also laid out the next steps for the new South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP).

The study - called a Housing and Economic Needs Assessment (HEDNA) - was prepared by independent consultants ICENI, and said it was "no longer considered credible" to continue to use outdated lower housing figures provided by the government.

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Building Flattened

A former Warwick customs house which dated back to the 19th century has been demolished without permission, an application to the council has revealed.

Retrospective permission for the flattening of Spring Cottage on Birmingham Road is now being sought from Warwick District Council following the works.

A letter to the local authority from Studio Spicer Architects on behalf of the applicants said the demolition had to take place "due to urgent and compelling circumstances".

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