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Warwick Castle, Castle Hill, Warwick, CV34 4QX

W/22/1961Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 28 February 2023

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Proposal

Installation of structures to create a temporary jousting arena on River Island, to accommodate live shows between 27th May and 3rd September (inclusive) for a period of two years at Warwick Castle. Construction to be undertaken in May and dismantling to be complete by 30th September each year.

Received
12 December 2022
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Warwick Aylesford
  1. Received12 Dec
  2. Validated20 Dec
  3. Consult.24 Feb
  4. Target14 Feb
  5. Decided28 Feb

Decided in 70 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Warwick Castle, Castle Hill, Warwick, CV34 4QX. Warwick has handled 1,333 applications of this type. This one was decided in 78 days, 3 weeks longer than Warwick's typical decision time. The site is in the Warwick conservation area. There have been 5 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 39 applications across Warwick Aylesford. We hold 943 applications in total for the CV34 postcode area.

93% of full applications at Warwick District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
CV34 4QX
Application type
Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Warwick

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 December 2022
Consultation expiry
24 February 2023
Consultation start
9 February 2023
Consultation end
24 February 2023
Neighbour consultation start
21 December 2022
Neighbour consultation end
24 February 2023
Last date for comments
14 February 2023
Target decision date
14 February 2023

Applicant and agent

Agent
Lichfields
Agent address
Blok, 1 Castle Park, Tower Hill, Bristol, BS2 0JA

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Publicity

Last advertised
6 January 2023
Advertisement expiry
24 February 2023
Site notice end
24 February 2023

Additional information

Planning Portal ID
PP-11674413
Documents
52

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Warwick
  • Registered park and garden: Warwick Castle

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2024
    12 Aug

    Variation of Conditions 1 and 2 of planning permission W/22/1961

    ApprovedVariation of conditions (s73)W/24/1095
  2. 2022
    12 Dec

    Installation of structures to create a temporary jousting arena on River Island, to accommodate live shows…

    This applicationApprovedFullW/22/1961
  3. 2022
    12 Dec

    Proposed use of land as a glamorous camping site ('glamping') for approximately 5 months between 1 May and 30…

    ApprovedPlanning PermissionFiled alongsideW/22/1963

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