A housing developer will need to produce an 'environmental impact assessment' (EIA) before it can progress with plans for 330 homes.

Taylor Wimpey has been told by Warwick District Council (WDC) it must produce the EIA before a full planning application is submitted for the development off Aylesbury Road, Hockley Heath.

Plans show the 14.4 hectare plot - which covers three fields - would also have a series of footpaths and cycleways created.

"The site is bound by Aylesbury Road to the north, with private scrub land to the west and agricultural fields south and east," a submission to the council said.

"The site consists of three large agricultural fields which are utilised for arable farming.

"Mature trees and hedgerows define boundaries between agricultural fields.

"The site is appro

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