Unveiled: The blueprint for thousands of homes

Meanwhile, green belt land to the north of Warwick and Leamington, including Blackdown and Old Milverton, has been ruled out in the search for space needed for 6,622 homes following a storm of protest.

And land known as The Asps, near Warwick Castle, should be protected from development, according to the revised development strategy for the Local Plan.

Villages will be expected to take their share of housing, with 1,000 homes allocated.

Sites on the edges of Leamington, Warwick and Whitnash will take 4,550 homes.

Kenilworth has got 700 homes on the Thickthorn site between Birches Lane-Glasshouse Lane and the A46.

Brownfield land, such as the Leamington Fire Station site, will take 605 homes.

On the eastern edge of Lillington there will be up to 250 homes.

Land south of Warwick, Leamington and Whitnash will have 3,700 homes on mainly greenfield land and could include three primary schools and a secondary school, as well as community facilities and land set aside for employment .

The Myton Garden Suburb will have 1,050-1,250 homes; land south of Gallows Hill is allocated 430-630 homes; and in the western part 220 homes.

At Lower Heathcote Farm there will be 720 homes; Grove Farm will get 575; the old sewage works near Harbury Lane, 225; and 280 at Woodside Farm.

Park and ride with 500 spaces should be provided close to the Europa Way-Harbury Lane island, said the report.

Space could also be made for a Leamington Football Club stadium, although no site has been identified.

To cope with the increase in traffic the report said there will be the need for major road improvement, including making Europa Way dual carriageway between Greys Mallory island and the Leamington (Shires) Retail Park island and road widening on the Banbury Road between Gallows Hill and Myton Road.

And to stop the “perception of urban sprawl”, a country park will be developed providing a “permanent southern edge” to the urban area to stop it joining Bishops Tachbrook.

There will also be a main corridor of naturalistic open space along the Tach Brook and the report includes the possibility of expansion of the country park to the south.

Land east of Whitnash and south of Campion School, at Sydenahm, will get 500 homes and community facilities, with access through the school grounds.

The land is bordered by the Leamington to Oxford rail line and on the other side of the track at the southern end will include 100 homes at Fieldgate Lane-Golf Lane.

East of Lillington at Red House Farm, there will be 220-250 homes built, with the potential for 25-35 added.

Access to the site, which includes covered reservoirs, will be from near the junction of Buckley Road and Clare Close.

Brownfield sites earmarked in Leamington include 220 homes at Station Approach, Leamington Fire Station will have 60, and 50 homes at the Warwick District Council offices site at Riverside.

The former Ridgeway School in Montague Road, Warwick, will get 50 homes.

Land at the old sewage works south of Harbury Lane, will have 225 homes.

Bigger village areas such as Bishops Tachbrook, Cubbington, Hampton Magna, Radford Semele and Kingswood in Lapworth have been allocated between 100 to 150 homes each.

While smaller village areas, including Barford, Hatton Park, Leek Wootton, Baginton and Burton Green will have between 70 to 90 homes each.

A consultation on the Revised Development Strategy will run from June 14 to July 29. All information is available at www.warwickdc.gov.uk