Corporation Housing 1890 – 1919
coventrysociety Coventry Society Committee member, Tim Brown, gave us an interesting presentation on the history of corporation housing on 12th February 2025. In a talk entitled “Two Steps Forward and One…
Planning and Design
Tiny Forests
Coventry City Council have recently been awarded £294,915 from the Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund to the plant 151 semi-mature trees and 7068 whips in 10 Wards across Coventry.…
New Homes in Keresley
The Coventry Observer has reported that the first phase of a new 3,000-home development on the western edge of Coventry is to open next month. Housebuilder Bellway is building 244…
Allesley Hotel Site to be Re-developed for Housing
A planning application has been submitted to redevelop the site of the Allesley Hotel on Birmingham Road in Allesley. The application is for permission for the demolition of the former…
Council Stops Illegal Parking at the Britannia Hotel
Illegal parking at Brittania Square has been stopped after campaigning by Coventry Society members and reporting by the Coventry Observer. The Coventry Society congratulates the City Council for taking action…
Street Lighting to be Modernised
Coventry City Council’s Cabinet have approved plans to modernise the city’s streetlights. The project will replace the lanterns on 29,500 lighting columns in the city with modern LED ones. The…
Gone in an Instant, but not Forgotten …
Anyone who has visited Earlsdon recently will be fully aware that a number of properties on Earlsdon Street have stood empty for several or in some cases many months awaiting…
Local Plan Review Consultation
The review of the Coventry Local Plan has taken another step forward this month. The Council’s Cabinet has given the go-ahead for public consultation on the revised plan. The consultation…
Government Christmas Presents for Planning
Nobody could accuse the Government of not being busy this Christmas season! Since it took office in July we have had a plethora of announcements about planning, housing and local…
Former Daimler Factory, Sandy Lane
Coventry City Council has received an outline planning application for the residential development of this important iconic location . The key issue is whether the proposed development respects and enhances…