Railway Arch 11 and 12, Victoria Business Centre, Neilston Street, Leamington Spa, CV31 2AZ Data via plota.co.uk

Decided W/25/0993
Date received
17 Jul 2025
Date validated
18 Aug 2025
Postcode
CV31 2AZ

Description

Change of use from light industrial to a wine bar and entertainment space (Sui Generis) together ... Data via plota.co.uk

Last checked

Planning committee

Decided by Warwick Planning Committee on 16 Sept 2026. The council has not yet issued its decision notice.

Approved

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised approval because the town-centre use, design and neighbouring amenity impacts were acceptable subject to conditions.
  • Six objections raised amenity, noise, night-time activity, air quality, health, parking and traffic concerns, while 372 comments supported the proposal.
  • The committee granted permission subject to six conditions after a proposal by Councillor B Gifford, seconded by Councillor Phillips.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, public views, speakers, committee debate, vote and conditions.

Source: Plota analysis of Warwick's committee minutes of 16 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 4

Conservation area about 12 m away: Royal Leamington Spa
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Royal Leamington Spa built-up area; Air quality management area about 47 m away: Leamington Spa AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 16 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Warwick
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#245 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

Warwick is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #249 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 57% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Warwick decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #121 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #140 of 296
47%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #249 of 296
57%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #261 of 296
60%
Minor dwellings approved
57 decided (1-9 homes)
71%
Major dwellings approved
14 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
36 decided
915
Total decisions
94 refused in the year to March 2026