Coventry’s Newest Hotel Due to Open Soon
coventrysociety The Telegraph Hotel is set to open its doors in November this year in the former headquarters of the city’s newspaper. The Corporation Street hotel is being redeveloped by Complex…
Planning and Design
Two Friargate Gets the Go Ahead
The City Council has given the go ahead to the construction of Two Friargate, the second building in the Council’s ambitious business quarter development, adjoining the railway station. Two Friargate…
Government White Paper: Planning for the Future
The Government has announced plans for a complete overhaul of the planning system. This is the most significant change for several decades. Our umbrella group, Civic Voice, has produced a…
Contractor named for Cathedral pavilion
Local contractors Harrabin Construction Ltd. have been awarded the contract to build the planned new pavilion annexe at Coventry Cathedral. The work includes moving the Swedish windows by Einar Forseth…
Beyond our own backyards – lockdown rambles
CovSoc Member, John Marshall, has been getting about….. THE coronavirus crisis has brought much gloom but one of the unexpected bright spots, for a large number of people, has been…
Update on the Local Air Quality Action Plan
In March we reported on the latest plans submitted by the council to meet the Government targets for reduction in NO2 levels in the city, which was at that time…
Council backs new temporary pavement licensing policy
On 31st July the Council’s Cabinet Members for City Services and Policing and Equalities approved a new temporary policy that will enable restaurants and other hospitality venues to increase the…
Piles Coppice – the WWT Response
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has responded to our article on Monday “Conservationists Fall out over Piles Coppice”. Nick Feledziak, Dunsmore Woodlands and Brandon Marsh Officer, writes “To give you a bit…
Conservationists Fall Out over Piles Coppice!
There has been a falling out between dedicated conservationists in the city about the management of a small wood known as Piles Coppice, which is located next to the Eastern…
CovSoc Response to City Centre South
The Coventry Society has sent in its response to the outline development proposals for City Centre South. The response is included below. The next stage will be the submission of…