Ellie Brown

United Kingdom

Local Democracy Reporter at Coventry Live

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Site of notorious former Coventry children's home to be sold for development

5 days ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

The old site of a notorious Coventry children's home can be sold for development. Councillors agreed to put the former Wisteria Lodge site in Earlsdon on the market this week. It means new homes could be built on land that has been empty since the home was demolished in 2010. Shareholder committee members made the decision due to the site being part of the nearby War Memorial Park.
Inside doomed 1960s Coventry estate as demolition work begins

1 week ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

A Coventry estate that hundreds of people once called home is now a demolition site. Plans to bulldoze three buildings from the 1960s in Spon End for more than 200 new flats took a step forward this week. Workers have started removing fixtures and fittings from the 158 homes in Kerry, Milestone and Trafalgar Houses. The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) had a look around on Tuesday, 15 April. Much has changed on the estate since plans for its regeneration were revealed six years ago.
The old Spon End flats due to be bulldozed for homes in pictures

1 week ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) visited a 1960s estate in Spon End which is being demolished for new homes. Work to clear the flats started this week. The site is now a construction zone with large skips, fencing, hoardings and some debris in flats and on walkways. Hundreds of people used to live in the 158 homes across the three blocks named Milestone House, Kerry House and Trafalgar House.
Coventry libraries to relocate as councillor tells meeting of 'concern'

1 week ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

Coventry libraries will move to smaller spaces in other buildings despite concern from the public. Councillors approved plans to relocate the book-borrowing services in Bell Green, Coundon and Holbrooks yesterday, 15 April. It came after hundreds of residents signed petitions objecting to the plans fearing a loss of footfall, staff and books. And at yesterday's meeting an opposition councillor claimed it will mean people cannot access the services.
Huge Coventry business park plans set for decision

1 week ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

Plans for a business park by the M6 at Exhall will go to Coventry councillors for a decision next week. New warehouse and office buildings are set to go on fields between the A444 and Pickards Way following an appeal decision two years ago. Council officials say final scheme details known as 'reserved matters' lodged last autumn should be approved. But residents have objected to the in-depth proposals meaning these will be decided on at planning committee next week, 17 April.
Coventry council rejects housing scheme with 'cramped' layout

2 weeks ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

Plans for 'affordable housing' in Coventry have been refused permission by the council. Developers wanted to knock down a gym and house in Hillfields for a new terrace of nine two-bedroom homes. But an official criticised the scheme's layout, housing quality and parking provision, new documents show. They described the proposals as "cramped" and said it would provide "substandard" housing.
Plans for over 300 homes on Coventry field

2 weeks ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

Over 300 homes could be built on a farming field in Coventry. Developers have sent details of 327 new dwellings in Eastern Green to the council for approval. If agreed it will be the latest part of the area's so-called 'urban extension' to start construction. Outline plans for 2,400 homes on a wider 142 hectare site were agreed by the council in 2021 despite huge public opposition.
Coventry libraries still set to move despite plea by residents

2 weeks ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

Coventry libraries are likely to move to new buildings where they will have fewer resources. Plans to relocate libraries in Bell Green, Coundon and Holbrooks are set to be rubber-stamped by councillors later this month. It comes despite a plea by hundreds of people not to move the services in petitions earlier this year. Most people surveyed by the council on the plans believed it would have a negative impact, according to new council papers.
Coventry's 'millionaire's row' left without pavement for years with frustrated residents 'trapped'

2 weeks ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

People are being left isolated and "at risk" because a Coventry road lacks a footpath, it has been claimed. Residents of Stoneleigh Road say they sometimes cannot walk down the street and people have suffered 'severe' falls because of the lack of a pavement. Councillors say they have campaigned for a path for years but so far nothing has been built. This week, the city council said it would draw up options and look into funding for a footpath on the side of the busy 30mph road.
New specialist school could open in Coventry

2 weeks ago | coventrytelegraph.net | Ellie Brown

A new specialist primary school with 48 places could open in Coventry. An education group wants to turn an empty office building in Westwood Business Park into the facility. It comes after almost 300 extra special school places in the city took steps forward earlier this year. Provider Outcomes First Group claimed there is a "clear need" for more of this type of provision in Coventry, according to plans filed on their behalf.