79 Home Farm Crescent, Whitnash, Leamington Spa, CV31 2QY Data via plota.co.uk

W/26/0226 - Planning Permission Refused

Proposal

Alterations to shopfront windows, doors, and installation of roller shutter to shopfront Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
18 Feb 2026
✓
Consultation
25 Mar 2026
✗
Refused
19 Jun 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 19 Jun 2026 · Planning Commitee · Last checked 2 Aug 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Warwick Planning Committee on 16 Jun 2026.

Refused

No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.

  • Officers advised refusal because the security measures would harm the street scene without sufficient justification or less intrusive alternatives.
  • Whitnash Town Council supported the application, and a town councillor spoke in support.
  • The Committee voted to refuse the application because the measures would harm the street scene and lacked sufficient justification.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, officer advice, support, committee discussion, vote and reasons for refusal.

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

Licence at this address

  • Licence Home Farm Stores Premises licence · in force since 15 Mar 2007 Alcohol to take away
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Inspected 6 Sep 2023

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Conservation area about 82 m away: Whitnash Church Green; Inside the Whitnash built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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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Important details

Council
Warwick
Application type
Planning Permission
Postcode
CV31 2QY
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Whitnash
Parish
Whitnash
Case officer
Show
Target decision
19 Jun 2026
Decision
Refuse
Decision date
19 Jun 2026
Decision level
Planning Commitee
Applicant
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Agent
BuildVibrant

How this decision compares

Decided in 121 days from validation, 65 days slower than Warwick's median of 56 for extensions. Refused, as 6% of extensions here are.

58%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
472decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Warwick in the last twelve months, from validation. Warwick decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Aug 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14713646
Planning Portal ref
PP-14713646
Neighbours
24 Feb 2026
Consultation
25 Mar 2026
Committee
16 Jun 2026
Statutory expiry
19 Jun 2026
Env. assessment
No
Warwick
Planning Authority Score
2.7/10
Poor
#245 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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