Not a Happy New Year for Piles Coppice
coventrysociety News from Ann Wilson, Coventry Tree Warden Network (courtesy of CAN Newsletter) Thanks to the intervention of our MP we managed to have a virtual meeting with the Forestry Commission…
Planning and Design
Support Tree Wardens’ Drive to Plant Cherry Trees in Caludon Park
Our friends the Coventry Tree Wardens have put in a grant application to plant a cherry avenue to brighten up Caludon Park. This application is dependant on public support. Covid…
Council to ensure private landlords meet energy efficiency standards
The Council has successfully appointed two new members of staff to help private landlords to meet the requirements of national energy efficiency standards. The Council made a successful bid from…
Abbott’s Park Returns
Following the refusal of planning permission for the last scheme on the former gasworks site at Abbott’s Lane, the developer has come back with an improved scheme. Abbotts Park is…
Local Plans Sub Regional Website launched
Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership (CWLEP) has created the first interactive website in the country which outlines all of the sub-region’s local development plans. CWLEP has launched http://www.cwlocalplans.co.uk in…
Proposed Demolition of St Nicholas Church, Radford
Coventry City Council is currently considering a planning application for the demolition of St Nicholas Church, Radford, and the redevelopment of the site for affordable housing. The Coventry Society has…
Sandy Lane Proposals Reach Milestone
Wigley’s proposals for the regeneration of the old Sandy Lane Bus Depot and Kalmar Climax site have taken a step nearer with the submission of an outline planning application for…
CovSoc’s Response to the Council’s Proposed Destruction of the Coundon Wedge
Two weeks ago, we reported on the consultation being carried out on the City Council’s proposal to build 350 houses on the Coundon Wedge. Below is the response to the…
Planning Reforms – postponed or cancelled?
The Government’s planning reforms” Planning for the Future”, proposed last year, are now on hold. Despite there not being any official announcement, articles in the national and professional planning press…
Council Tackles Vacant Homes
The City Council has approved a new strategy to tackle vacant homes in the city. The Empty Dwellings Strategy 2021-2026 was approved by the City Council’s Cabinet on 31st August.…