The leader of Warwick District Council has warned of "considerable challenges" in submitting the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) before government changes kick in.

Cllr Ian Davison cited a scramble between councils for the services of external experts and similar pressures within Warwickshire County Council's highways department as potential barriers to getting the submission in on time.

The new plan is being put together by Warwick and Stratford-on-Avon district councils to lay out where new housing and employment land should go right through to 2050.

It has been in the making since 2021 but the change of government last year saw large numbers added to the volume of homes required in a bid to tackle housing shortages with a particular onus on towns surrounded by rural areas.

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