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

Warwick School

Plans for a new astroturf pitch and lighting at Warwick School have been signed off by council planners.

The Myton Road school has been granted planning permission to demolish an existing pavilion and replace a former sports field with the modern facilities for hockey.

The application - first submitted in 2024 - said: "The Myton Road site has extensive and high-quality sport provisions; however, with the large number of students on-site following the move of Kings High to the site, there is increasing pressure on these facilities."

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Special School's Boost

Plans to build a new special needs school off Fusiliers Way have been handed a boost by council planners.

G F Tomlinson Building Limited and the Department for Education (DfE) have revealed the plans for the 'alternative provision school' which it says will provide spaces for 64 children aged 11 to 16.

A full planning application is expected to be submitted for the development soon, but before this, the DfE asked Warwick District Council whether it needed to complete a full environmental impact assessment for the land before the scheme could progress.

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Major Housing Plan

A plan to bring 55,000 new homes to south Warwickshire will go forward to a national inspector having survived vehement criticism and a last-ditch call to take out a problem site.

Warwick District Council and Stratford-on-Avon District Council both voted to progress the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) to Regulation 19 consultation after four-hour debates at each authority on Wednesday.

It means it will be submitted to a planning inspector for approval, but support was far from unanimous.

Next will be another stage of public consultation but unlike past feedback, this is now focused on whether the plan is sound and can be delivered as opposed to laying out preferences over particular sites.

Read more here.

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