Homelessness and Rough Sleeping in Coventry
coventrysociety Being involved with a group of post-graduate architecture students who are working on a project for an innovative scheme to help asylum seekers and refugees, the Vice-chairperson of Coventry Society,…
Housing
Student Housing and the Local Plan
As the Coventry Local Plan Update moves to the public examination stage, Coventry Society needs to decide whether to appear at the enquiry to defend its objection to the plans…
Spon End Redevelopment Gets the Planning Go-ahead
The latest chapter in the saga over the redevelopment of the Spon End estate has been completed. First mooted in 2019, the proposals have now received planning permission from the…
Affordable Housing and City Centre South
Coventry Society Vice Chair, Tim Brown, tells us about a new player in the social housing sector. Tim writes….. There has been considerable coverage of the start of the demolition…
Flats for 50 homeless families approved in Tile Hill
The BBC has reported that flats for 50 homeless families in a supported temporary housing block have been approved, despite opposition from residents. The three-storey block on Faseman Avenue, Tile…
HMO Planning Policy
Coventry City Council looks set to adopt a planning policy which will manage the construction or conversion of homes into Houses of Multiple Occupation (HMO). A report will go to…
Corporation Housing 1890 – 1919
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…
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…
Proper Sustainable Homes at Eastern Green
The Coventry Society commends Citizen Housing for committing to a new scheme for high performance homes in Eastern Green in Coventry. The project at Pickford Gate comprises 247 homes as…
A New Approach to Housing?
Coventry Society Committee Member and housing expert, Tim Brown, reports on a recent planning application in Keresley. Tim writes… Planning permission has been granted for 147 build to rent (BTR)…