Something in the Earlsdon Water Perhaps?
coventrysociety CovSoc member, David Porter, remarks on some coincidences concerning a number of architects with Earlsdon connections. David writes….. Earlier in the year, I attended my first meeting of the Coventry…
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Celebration Trees
From the City Council website….. Nearly 40,000 trees were planted in just 18-months in Coventry as part of the Queen’s Green Canopy (QGC) – a nationwide initiative created to mark…
A Walk in the Woods
CovSoc member Peter James tells us the interesting story of Derek Barrowcliff, a Warwickshire pathologist who could have starred in his own “Silent Witness”. In September 2011 Derek Barrowcliff went…
Further Consultation on Houses in Multiple Occupation
The Council has now published a development plan document that sets out how proposals for Homes in Multiple Occupation (HMOs) will be assessed through the planning application process. The news…
The Old Guy Goes Jogging – to Lentons Lane and Coventry’s proposed new Solar Farm
Today we start a new occasional series of articles as we follow CovSoc member Peter Hunter as he jogs around the north of the city. Peter writes…. My name is…
A Green Vision for our City
Further to our article about the consultation on Coventry’s Climate Change Strategy, Coventry Green New Deal have circulated their response to the strategy. David Ridley and Tom Maidment write….. On…
National Planning Policy Framework Consultation
The Coventry Society recently published an article about what is happening to Planning. To say that it’s in a mess, might be putting it too mildly. You might recall that…
Piles Coppice Destruction Commences
The Coventry Observer has reported that the feared destruction of Piles Coppice has now commenced. The news report states….. Residents and opposition groups have condemned the felling of ‘irreplaceable’ trees…
Extra Delay and Costs for City Centre South
Construction News has reported that the City Centre South scheme has not only seen further delays but the Council is now contributing an extra £33 million, to what it acknowledges…
What’s happening to Planning?
CovSoc member, Tim Brown, updates us on what has been happening to planning! Government proposals in 2020 The Conservative Government issued a White Paper in August 2020 on ‘Planning for…