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BBC News
6 hours ago
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Flats plan floated for Coventry city centre listed building
Offices in a city centre could be turned into apartments after they were deemed to be surplus to working for Coventry City Council currently work on the upper five floors of Broadgate House, a Grade II listed building at the entrance to Hertford Street, facing the statue of Lady Godiva. Over the autumn, they will move to other sites in a series of relocations, carried out in a council meeting on Tuesday, it was explained that, while the offices could be turned into flats, shops in the ground floor would be kept. Council officer Paul Beesley said they would look to find developers to take on the work and draw up plans but they would not be used for student added that the council would look to lease out the whole building, apart from the ground floor shops."Our anticipation is that there will be developers out there who would look at refurbishing the upper floors for an alternative use," he said."This is a Grade II listed building and there are a number of elements that need to be protected and maintained so this is not going to be a cheap process."Broadgate House was built as part of the initial post-war regeneration of the city centre. It opened in 1953 and includes a number of works of public art including Trevor Tennant's People of Coventry sculpture and the popular Peeping Tom and Lady Godiva clock, all of which will be news was gathered by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, which covers councils and other public service organisations. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
a day ago
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Ex-Coventry Council site set to become temporary flats for homeless
Temporary flats for homeless families could be built on the site of a former office block. Faseman House was demolished in 2019 and Coventry City Council is set to sell the land to Citizen Housing Group to make way for 50 homes providing supported is expected the land sale will be completed at the same time as the final planning notice is from the £541,000 deal will provide further affordable homes across the city, according to a report to the council's cabinet meeting on Tuesday. Faseman House was a two-storey office on Faseman Avenue in Tile Hill, occupied by the council's community services built, the development will consist of one, two and three-bedroom flats and would replace and improve on Frank Walsh House on Stoney Stanton Road, a temporary housing site that is set to be report said the council would be able to buy back the land at the same price if for some reason the development is unable to progress within two years - or if Citizen Housing Group amends the plans to provide 43 or fewer is expected the deal will be completed in October with building work likely to start next year. Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
Yahoo
4 days ago
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'Daftest' city flytipper caught on camera
A Coventry City Council employee has posted what they believe could be the "daftest" video yet of fly-tipping in the city. The local authority has run a series of videos entitled "Coventry Wall of Shame", highlighting illegal dumping in the city. The most recent video includes a clip of a man on a bicycle with a large, round object balanced on his head. The incident took place on Bedlam Lane on 10 June, and anyone with information is urged to contact the council. "I've been making these videos for about a year, and this might be the daftest clip I've had yet," the council commentator said. "I can't tell if it's a lampshade or some sort of chair thing. What I do know is that it took place at 22:45 BST on Bedlam Lane on 10 June." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram. More on this story Rubbish returns a day after alleyways cleared Man accused over 27 tonne fly-tipped pile remanded Fly-tippers dump mannequin at beauty spot Related internet links Coventry City Council
BBC News
4 days ago
- BBC News
'Daftest' Coventry flytipper shamed in council video
A Coventry City Council employee has posted what they believe could be the "daftest" video yet of fly-tipping in the local authority has run a series of videos entitled "Coventry Wall of Shame", highlighting illegal dumping in the most recent video includes a clip of a man on a bicycle with a large, round object balanced on his incident took place on Bedlam Lane on 10 June, and anyone with information is urged to contact the council. "I've been making these videos for about a year, and this might be the daftest clip I've had yet," the council commentator said."I can't tell if it's a lampshade or some sort of chair thing. What I do know is that it took place at 22:45 BST on Bedlam Lane on 10 June." Follow BBC Coventry & Warwickshire on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
5 days ago
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Coventry taxi drivers have petitioned to move a rank in the city
Taxi drivers in Coventry have handed a petition to the city council calling for a taxi rank to be moved in the city than 1600 people signed the petition calling for the four space rank on Cross Cheaping to be moved to nearby Palmer Lane, increasing it to nine City Council said that following formal submission of the petition, it will be considered through the usual process, and that it will continue to work with Taxi Forum also confirmed a review of the wider night-time economy as part of its Purple Flag bid, and said taxi provision may be looked at too. Major Gill from Unite in Coventry handed the petition to the council on Thursday and said he wants to see something done about the taxi rank.''Four [spaces] is not enough, four [taxis] at the same time can go, but citizens see a taxi and then know they're gonna get home... I don't want them waiting around."Construction work has recently started on the new City Centre South project which has seen a rank on Rover Road close, meaning fewer spaces for drivers.A Coventry City Council spokesperson said: "There are no plans to change the existing taxi rank at Cross Cheaping, which accommodates four taxis. This capacity will not be reduced as part of the current works, and the team has ensured the facilities remain in place."We are aware of the petition and have already discussed this issue with the Coventry Taxi Forum over the past year."The deculverting of the River Sherbourne does not affect the rank, which remains a four-space facility. Any requests to increase capacity will be given consideration, although options are limited, as has been discussed with the trade."The council is also reviewing the wider night-time economy as part of its Purple Flag bid, and taxi provision may be looked at as part of that."
