Leamington FC has applied to build a 4,000-capacity stadium and 85 flats off Fusiliers Way in Warwick. Comments on the application close on 27 November.
Leamington FC has applied to build a new 4,000-capacity stadium off Fusiliers Way in Warwick, with up to 85 flats alongside it. The application, W/26/1526, was validated by Warwick District Council on Monday 2 November. Comments are open until Friday 27 November.
The club now plays at Harbury Lane, south-east of Whitnash. That ground holds up to 3,000. The new site is 3.38 hectares of former farmland beside Warwick Technology Park, in the Warwick Myton and Heathcote ward.
The planning statement sets out what is proposed:
- Capacity: 4,000, with 1,000 seated and 3,000 standing
- Pitch: a full-size artificial surface with four floodlight masts
- Main stand: two storeys, with changing rooms, a shop, a multi-faith room, a cafe and supporters’ bar, conference rooms and two academy classrooms
- Other stands: covered terraces holding 850 on the north side, 1,150 on the south and 1,000 on the west
- Flats: up to 85 in two blocks of five and three storeys, with shops or other commercial space on the ground floor
- New path: a foot and cycle link to Warwick Technology Park
The application form says the scheme would create four full-time and 26 part-time jobs.
The flats are in outline only, because no developer has been chosen. Pre-application advice from the council accepted a mix of 51 market and 34 affordable flats, which meets the 40% affordable housing policy. A pair of vacant cottages on the site, Heathcote Hill Farm Cottages, would be demolished. The statement describes them as a non-designated heritage asset.
Parking is the big question
The site would have 185 parking spaces. Of those, 85 are for the flats and only 100 are for the stadium, including nine accessible spaces and 10 electric vehicle charging bays.
The club’s Transport Assessment relies on other car parks on match days, booked in advance. It identifies:
| Car park | Spaces identified |
|---|---|
| Stadium | 100 |
| Co-op offices, Warwick Technology Park | 260 |
| Leamington Spa station | 240 of up to 480 |
| Myton Fields | 400 of up to 800, some surface work needed |
| The Asps park and ride, not yet built | Potentially 500 |
A shuttle bus already runs from Leamington station to Harbury Lane, and it would continue to the new ground. The assessment forecasts 78 passengers per Saturday match in 2030 and 276 in 2040.
Residents would also see a match-day controlled parking zone, reaching roughly a 10-minute walk from the stadium. It would include Fusiliers Way, Sandpit Boulevard and William Freeman Way. Street parking there would be for permit holders only at set times around events.
The planning statement says further traffic modelling will follow while the application is live. So will further noise work: the noise report submitted so far gives baseline data, with an assessment of the stadium’s noise to be provided later.
Crowds are forecast to grow slowly
The stadium is sized for a league the club is not yet close to. The Transport Assessment says 4,000 meets the requirements for entering League Two. Leamington play in the Southern League Premier Central, with two divisions between them and League Two.
The assessment says 780 is expected after the 2030 opening, about 35% up on today. It calls the 2050 figure of 4,000 “very conservative”, used because county traffic models stop at that date. The club thinks that level is more realistic by 2065.
Who pays, and when
The documents we read give no build cost. The planning statement says commercial development next to the site has paid for the land and for preparing the application. The council says commercial development on adjacent land will also contribute to building the stadium.
The most detailed public account is older. The Brakes Trust’s summary of a club meeting in November 2025 said the money would come mainly from Warwick District Council, through the community infrastructure levy and the proceeds of selling the current ground. It gave a target of May 2027 for construction and a move in the 2029/30 season. The Transport Assessment assumes opening in 2030.
The athletics track at Edmondscote would also move to a new facility next door. That is not part of this application.
What people said in May
An estimated 75 to 100 people came to a drop-in session at Myton Gardens Primary School on 14 May. The club’s statement of community involvement says many respondents welcomed the stadium. It also says traffic, parking and access were the most consistent concerns.
Three figures to check
The club’s documents do not all agree, and these may matter to anyone commenting:
- Floodlights: the application describes 25m masts. Paragraph 6.56 of the planning statement says 30m.
- Seats: the planning statement says 1,000 seated. The Transport Assessment says 1,200.
- Crowds: the Transport Assessment gives the 2024/25 average as 559 in one place and 574 in another.
What it means for you
- To comment: use the council’s planning portal and quote W/26/1526 by 27 November.
- If you live nearby: check the documents tab for the parking zone plan, the Transport Assessment and the light spill drawing.
- The decision: the council’s target date is 1 February 2027. Our planning news page explains how applications reach a decision.
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