Coventry City Council’s Children’s Service: Children’s Homes
coventrysociety On 12 th August 2026, a meeting was held at the Council House with officers fromCorporate Parenting & Sufficiency. In setting out the reasons behind the request forthis meeting, on…
Planning and Design
The Great Meeting House Unitarian Church
Coventry Society Committee member, David Porter, has been following up concerns raised about the condition of this Church in Coventry. David writes….. One threat to our heritage which has become…
Reusing our neglected heritage
In July, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport published the outcome of its inquiry into protecting the built heritage – Protecting built heritage: MPs call for ‘reuse first’…
Concerns about Building at Sutton Stop
Peter Hunter, the Coventry Society Conservation Area Champion for Hawkesbury Junction, reports on a problem arising in the Hawkesbury Junction Conservation Area. Peter writes…. The canal users service facility building…
Planning Application Decision for 34-36 Earlsdon Street
On Thursday 13 th August 2026, a meeting of the Planning Committee was held atwhich a decision was taken to allow application no PL/2026/0000534/FUL, grantingpermission for the construction of a…
Tackling the Oversupply of Student Accommodation – A Tale of Two Applications
As we all know, there is a continuing and growing issue of empty student accommodation units especially in and around the city centre. There is one large scheme of over…
Dieter Rams and Vitsœ
With a Coventry Society visit to the Vitsœ factory in Leamington coming up this month, it seems an ideal opportunity to look at the remarkable designer whose ideas shaped both…
Will there be a City Council Planning Committee after October?
Government regulations were approved by Parliament on 30 June which require councils to delegate decisions on planning applications to officers. It is referred to as the “national scheme of delegation”…
Keresley Development Refused
Plans to build 350 new homes in Keresley have been refused, following objections by the Coventry Society and local people. The applicant, Richborough, submitted outline plans for the development of…
Towards a New Cathedral
It has been 75 years since Basil Spence’s winning design for Coventry Cathedral was first unveiled to the public. His drawings came to symbolise the emergence of a new, modern…