Biodiversity Net Gain
coventrysociety Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a policy and legal requirement within the English planning system designed to ensure that new development results in a measurable improvement in biodiversity — in…
Climate Change
Former Golf Course to Become Nature Reserve
Brandon Wood Golf Course is set to be turned into a nature reserve that will create rich wildlife habitats and become a major new visitor destination for the city. Members of Coventry…
Solar Farm Gets Go Ahead
Coventry Council’s Planning Committee has now approved the development of a solar farm on land it owns in Alderman’s Green. Similar plans for a solar farm were previously refused by…
Coventry’s Cycling Infrastructure
In 2021 we reported on the city council’s new Transport Strategy. This included a plan to develop a strategic cycle route network for the city. This will be followed soon…
A New Building Material?
Dezeen Magazine has reported that Australian Researchers have created a building material where rammed earth is encased in permanent cardboard formwork, eliminating the need for cement. Rammed earth is a…
The Return of the Lentons Lane Solar Farm
In 2023, Coventry Society member Peter Hunter wrote an article about proposals for a solar farm on Lentons Lane, located on the city’s northern boundary. He also submitted comments on…
Solar Farm Planned for Site north of Coventry
A planning application has been submitted to Nuneaton Council for a solar farm between Bulkington and Coventry. The site is at Hollyhurst Farm on Mile Tree Lane (B4109) between Alderman’s…
Tiny Forests
Coventry City Council have recently been awarded £294,915 from the Forestry Commission’s Local Authority Treescapes Fund to plant 151 semi-mature trees and 7068 whips in 10 Wards across Coventry. 3600…
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…
Protecting the River Sherbourne
The Coventry Society is concerned about a recent planning decision which we feel has not given adequate protection to the River Sherbourne. We would like to see the protection of…