Permission granted for Morrisons supermarket on former Ford Foundry site in Leamington

PLANNNING permission has been granted to build a Morrisons supermarket and ‘landmark’ office building on the site of the former Ford Foundry in Leamington.

A Warwick District Council planning committee voted by a majority of nine to one in favour of the proposal at a meeting at Leamington town hall last night (Tuesday).

The site in Princess Drive will also include a large hotel while outline permission for offices, industrial buildings and parkland has also been granted.

• See Friday’s Courier for a full report of the debate.