The co-chair of an advisory group which will help decide where 35,000 new homes are built in Warwick and Stratford districts has said he must step down as he criticised the council's hierarchy of "actively seeking to kill it at birth".

During last week's full Warwick District Council leader, Cllr Andrew Day said he had reached the "sad conclusion" he must quit the "sham" of a group which is working to help create the new South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP).

The Conservative councillor criticised the current council leader, Cllr Ian Davison, for not being "prepared to take tough decisions" and said he had raised concerns about which councillors were allowed onto the committee.

In particular he pointed the finger at Green councillor Kyn Aizlewood and claimed the Kenilworth Abbey and Arde

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