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

Major Milestone

Significant progress has been made in recent weeks on the A46 Stoneleigh Junction improvement scheme, with the completion of the first four major support walls for the new bridge marking an important milestone in the project's construction.

The large concrete support walls, known as wingwalls, are critical structures that will support the new road and embankments leading onto the bridge.

In July, around 225 cubic metres of concrete were poured across four locations to create the walls, which range between 7.7 and 9.5 metres in height.

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Bungalow demolition

Plans to replace a Leamington bungalow with a taller four-bedroom home have led to several objections over concerns that it could affect a neighbour's solar panels.

The application, which concerns a property on Leicester Street in Leamington, would see the demolition of the existing bungalow replaced with a new-build dwelling "to improve the layout and thermal performance of the building and create additional living space, turning it into a two-storey house."

The application has received eight objections, with a key concern being that the development would increase the property's height by 1.4 metres.

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Station revival halted

Chiltern Railways is hoping to halt council enforcement action having removed historic oak doors from Leamington Spa's Grade-II listed railway station.

On Tuesday (August 11), Warwick District Council's planning committee – the panel of councillors in charge of the final decision – will be advised to approve the company's application to replace "poor quality" and "unsympathetic" composite doors that were fitted as part of an earlier refurbishment with replicas of the original oak doors.

The station's Grade-II status means that changes to its appearance require listed building consent, something the council's report says that Chiltern Railways was "unaware" of when it ripped out and disposed of the original oak doors.

District conservation officer Jane Catterall's planning report adds: "Whilst the loss of the original doors is disappointing and no proposal can undo this harm, these works are considered to be an appropriate response to address this.

"This proposal will remove the inappropriate doors which have been installed as part of the unauthorised works, as well as the lining timbers to the frames and the inappropriate paint finish to the frames."

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