Yes, my fathers farm house and the cottages and farm buildings is in Warwick (a mile from the site we are discussing), with thousands of houses going up in the fields around him. The farmer who now owns the farm had no end of difficulty getting permission to build a house for the farm manager, with the condition it was used only for someone connected to farming. But the farm's fields are now gone and converted to houses. Bonkers.
But, getting permission in Warwick hinges heavily on who you know. A large firm of local solicitors some years ago bought a very nice bungalow with gorgeous gardens ready to knock it down and bulldoze the gardens. Funny how they did that in the middle of the night of the day before a listed building order got placed on what had by then ceased to exist. I wonder how that happened?