A planning application has been submitted for a new community football stadium and blocks of flats between Warwick and Leamington Spa.

The scheme for Leamington Football Club forms part of a major redevelopment around Fusiliers Way and has been in the works for several years.

Plans submitted to Warwick District Council for approval show the stadium would have space for 1,000 seated and 3,000 standing fans across four stands.

The pitch would be astroturf and there would be footpath links to Warwick Technology Park.

The 85 flats would be split across two blocks - one of 60 and the other of 25.

"It is believed this proposed development will positively contribute to the local area," the application said.

"Detailed consideration has been given to the layout and design of the proposed development within the constraints of the existing site and proposed to retain and future proof the buildings position as a prominent sporting venue and community hub for years to come."

Of the flats, 40 per cent would be designated affordable.

Other parts of the designs include floodlights, supporters' bar, changing rooms, toilets, a shop, a multi-faith room and director's room.

The application would also grant permission for a dilapidated grain barn on site to be flattened to make way for the stadium.

The plans will eventually see Leamington Football Club relocate.

The current athletics track at Edmondscote will also be relocated to this new facility at Fusiliers Way, with facilities available for community use. A separate planning application has already been submitted for this.

A public consultation was held earlier this year on designs for the football stadium.

An ambition of the council's since 2014, a new purpose-built home for the Brakes was included in the 2017 local plan refresh with the district acquiring land near Fusiliers Way in 2018.

Plans got put on hold in 2022 when a procurement exercise concluded that the project "was not capable of being progressed within budget".

Rescoping has taken place since with the district's cabinet last year voting to accept the club's social and business case and to fund work to get to the detailed design phase with a view to opening in 2029 and 2031.

Click here to see the application in full.