The Public Exclusion Continues
coventrysociety CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, continues his thinking about our public spaces, which might be coming less public. Paul writes….. This is a follow up from the last article that…
Planning and Design
Pickford Gate Phase 2
Plans have been submitted for the details of phase 2 of the Eastern Green Housing Scheme. The proposed development is for 491 houses, which is the second phase of what…
New Length of Cycle Route for London Road
The Council is set to approve a further length of cycle route in the city. The London Road North Scheme involves the installation of a new segregated cycle track on…
The Shrink to Fit Tower
CovSoc founder member, Paul Maddocks, found this interesting feature about the use of traditional materials in non-traditional ways. Paul said “I like finding out about new interesting students projects, especially…
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)…
Flagged Green!
Six parks and green spaces in Coventry which are owned by the city council have been awarded with a Green Flag Award after meeting the high standards set out by…
Lake View Park to Get Lake?
The misleadingly named Lake View Park is to get some water features at last. Perhaps not a lake, but three new ponds are proposed for the park. Plans for the…
Return to the Wedge
A group from the Coventry Society paid a return visit to the Coundon Wedge, courtesy of the Warwickshire Wildlife Trust. We went to see the Stage Zero restoration project on…
The Future of the Cable and Wireless Building?
The former Cable and Wireless College at 320 Westwood Heath Road is perhaps one of the most attractive buildings in Coventry. It won awards when it was first opened, but…
The Treatment
CovSoc Chair, Trevor Cornfoot, reports back on “an interesting visit”! Trevor writes…… Well, who’d have thought that a visit to the local sewage works could be so interesting? The visit…