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

Homes to Go Ahead?

Controversial plans to build 67 homes along the A46 in Warwick look set to be given the green light, at the second attempt.

Last year Warwick District Council's (WDC) planning committee refused planning permission for a 69-house development off Goggbridge Lane, saying the occupiers would have to keep windows closed to shut out unacceptable levels of noise.

Planning officers had recommended developer Taylor Wimpey be given permission to build a mix of market and affordable homes on the small parcel of land.

But councillors were unanimous in rejecting the plans, listing concerns over noise, air pollution, a lack of open space, flood risk and insufficient justification for changing the use from employment land.

Read the story here.

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'Dangerous' Chimneys

"Urgent" work is needed to fix a "dangerous" chimney stack above a Warwick eatery, a planning application submitted to Warwick District Council has revealed.

Hawkesford (Warwickshire) Limited has applied for permission to repair and remodel the chimney, roof, windows and brickwork at four connected properties along Old Square.

Plans show the works would address a number of structural and cosmetic issues around the grade II listed building, with the properties then redecorated afterwards.

Read more here.

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Offices to Flats

Plans to turn a Warwick town centre office into two flats has been given the green light at the second attempt.

Planning permission to convert two storeys of the Market Place building into residential accommodation had previously been thrown out by Warwick District Council (WDC), with a subsequent appeal dismissed by a planning inspector.

But Cobalt Development's fresh plans to repurpose the grade II listed site have now been signed off by district planners.

Read more here.

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