A revised, and reduced, proposal has been put forward in a developer’s ongoing attempts to get plans to replace a Leamington nightclub with student accommodation.

In April last year, plans to replace Smack at the Grade II listed 5-9 Tavistock Street premises with 48 student bedrooms across nine purpose-built apartments were rejected by Warwick District Council’s planning committee.

A previous application of this nature had also been rejected in November 2024.

In both cases the planning committee agreed with officers – the authority’s employed professionals – that the benefits of knocking down the two-storey building to replace it with the bedrooms across five floors would outweigh the loss of heritage assets.

Smack nightclub in Tavistock Street, Leamington. Credit: Mike Baker.

placeholder image — Smack nightclub in Tavistock Street, Leamington. Credit: Mike Baker.

The new, revised, proposal which was submitted at the end of January is for the retention of the building’s existing façade and construction of a new building containing seven purpose-built student accommodation apartments to provide a total of 32 bedrooms and associated works.

To view the new plans visit https://tinyurl.com/mva76j4x