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Former Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2DA

W/25/1708Demolition NoticeApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 8 January 2026

Council decision: Prior Approval GivenDelegated (officer decision)5 conditions

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Proposal

Prior Approval Notification under Part 11, Class B of the GPDO 2015 for the demolition of Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2DA

Received
9 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kenilworth Park Hill
  1. Received9 Dec
  2. Validated9 Dec
  3. Consult.5 Jan
  4. Target5 Jan
  5. Decided8 Jan

Decided in 30 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Former Kenilworth School, Leyes Lane, Kenilworth, CV8 2DA. Warwick has handled 21 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 4 weeks quicker than Warwick's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Kenilworth Park Hill. We hold 1,232 applications in total for the CV8 postcode area.

93% of all 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
CV8 2DA
Application type
Demolition Notice
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Kenilworth

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 December 2025
Consultation start
11 December 2025
Last date for comments
5 January 2026
Target decision date
5 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant

Planning decision

Case officer
Dan Charles
Statutory period
27 days

Additional information

Documents
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Brownfield land register: Kenilworth School Site, Leyes LaneRegister site at or near this address
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

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 (21)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

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© 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. 2025
    9 Dec

    Prior Approval Notification under Part 11, Class B of the GPDO 2015 for the demolition of Kenilworth School…

    This applicationApprovedOtherW/25/1708
  2. 2025
    5 Dec

    Hybrid Planning Application for; Full planning permission for demolition of all buildings situated on the…

    PendingOutline Planning PermissionFiled alongsideW/25/1717

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