Major Kineton road to shut for 12 weeks due to works for new housing development

A road closure sign posted on the roadside for Warwick Road at the junction of Brookhampton Lane, which is a major through road for the village.

The signs posted on the roadside for both directions of traffic show the upcoming Warwick Road closure will be from Monday November 2 to Friday January 22, a 12-week period, which includes the busy Christmas holidays.

The Kineton Parish Council issued a statement of concern about the closure and its duration, the impact on area residents and businesses, particularly in the Brookhampton Lane area.

The road closure is due to ongoing works a new housing development, which will bring nearly 80 homes to Kineton off the Warwick Road near Pittern Hill. The Morris Homes development, which will be called The Willows, will bring a combination of three, four and five bedroom homes to the village.

The parish council statement said: "This road carries the majority of vehicles entering or passing through the village.

"The Kineton Parish Council had been given advance notice of the need to close the road, for works associated with the new housing development which was promoted in the community’s Neighbourhood Plan, but the duration was unknown.

"The closure has been given advance publicity in Kineton’s Parish Newsletter distributed in September. Nevertheless a 12 week period was not anticipated. The parish council received formal notification of the closure by email on the same day that the signage was erected.

"That notification included details of the diversion route, which would be signposted nearer the start date. That diversion has been timed as a 38 minute journey for residents of Combrook needing access to the services in Kineton including doctors, pharmacy and Post Office. Such a journey normally takes about five minutes.

"It will have a direct impact on the school buses to Kineton High and employees travelling to JLR at Gaydon.

"The county highways team has advised that local businesses will be directly informed of the closure once the contractor has confirmed the start date, and that pedestrian and dismounted cyclists will be able to pass through the closure."