Here are some of the biggest local planning and development stories from the past week in Leamington.

55,000 new homes

South Warwickshire councillors will next month be given their last opportunity to have their say on controversial plans for 55,000 new homes.

The South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) needs to be submitted to the Secretary of State for approval by the end of March 2027.

In December, members of Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils will decide whether or not to submit the plan.

SWLP will govern how the region is developed until 2050.

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New Football Stadium and 85 Flats

Plans for a new community football stadium and 85 flats between Leamington and Warwick have taken a major step forward, with a planning application now submitted to Warwick District Council.

The scheme, at Fusiliers Way, would provide a new 4,000-capacity home for Leamington Football Club, with 1,000 seated and 3,000 standing places across four stands.

The two blocks of flats would contain 60 and 25 homes, respectively, with 40 per cent designated as affordable housing.

The wider plans include a supporters' bar, changing rooms, a shop, a multi-faith room and footpath links to Warwick Technology Park. The club could move into its new home between 2029 and 2031.

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New mews-style townhouses

Two new townhouses could be built in the centre of Leamington Spa if plans are approved by Warwick District Council.

A planning application has been submitted for the two-bedroom houses on John Street.

If approved, the one-and-a-half-storey properties would be built on land that backs onto some existing buildings.

Plans state the designs replicate "the adjacent 'mews style' brick building of one and a half storeys" and aim to" maintain the mews and ancillary character of the area".

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Step forward for 1,000 new builds near Leamington

Plans for 1,100 new homes between Kenilworth and Leamington Spa have taken a major step forward.

Taylor Wimpey revealed designs for the major new estate around Sandy Lane in Milverton earlier this year.

A public consultation has already been held as the developer gets ready to submit a full planning application.

And now it has been told by Warwick District Council that a full 'environmental impact assessment' (EIA) is needed on the huge piece of land.

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