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

HMO Blocked

Plans to keep a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Leamington Spa have been refused once again, with the building currently being put to that use without planning permission.

A previous application for the flats at Tachbrook Street was refused in 2024, while Warwick District Council's planning committee last night (September 9) threw out another proposal for the development.

The scheme would have seen the first, second and third floors above a chemist turned from a single home to a studio flat, and two, four-bedroom HMO's.

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New deli decision

A vacant shop unit in Leamington is set for a new lease of life with plans to convert it into a hot food takeaway, deli and café now approved.

The new venue will be located at a currently empty retail store on Clemens Street in Leamington Spa.

Seventeen residents showed support for the plans, including the would support a small business, introduce new businesses to the local area, improve the vitality of the town centre and fill a currently vacant shop.

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Pop-up Warehouse Approved

A Leamington Spa-based lingerie retailer has been given the green light to keep a temporary warehouse it built after a fire earlier this year.

The pop-up facility was built at Bravissimo's Juno Drive base after the in June this year.

In an application to Warwick District Council, the retailer said the warehouse was needed to keep its online order operations running after "extensive damage" to the main warehouse.

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