Update on the Local Air Quality Action Plan
coventrysociety 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…
Planning and Design
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…
Planned Changes to the Planning System
The Government has announced significant plans to change the planning system in the post-Covid era. The plan is a major effort to build more homes and get more people to…
Who is Behind the Proposed Changes in the Planning System?
The Coventry Society will shortly be publishing details of the proposed changes to the Planning System in England. John Payne identifies the main people proposing the changes. Dominic Cummings, the…
Long-awaited City Centre South proposals arrive
Developers Shearers, has published plans for the major redevelopment of the south of the city centre. Outline Planning permission for the scheme was initially given in 2012 since when the…
Coventry University Degree Show
As a result of the Coronavirus epidemic, the normal Coventry University Degree Show has this year moved online. In its new accessible format it is possible to look at the…
City Centre South – the Coventry Society’s criteria for a sustainable city centre
A different vision for Coventry In May 2020, in the depth of the Covid-19 lockdown, the Coventry Society published a call-to-arms ‘Creating a different vision for Coventry’. The paper identified…