Coventry and Climate Change
coventrysociety Climate Change and Coventry For our March meeting CovSoc are focussing on climate change and our city. We have two speakers: Tony McNally is Managing Director of Climate Change Solutions…
Climate Change
Energy SPD – the CovSoc Response
In November the City Council launched a consultation on three news Supplementary Planning Documents (known colloqually as SPDs). Although the consultation period has now ended, you can still see the…
Gigafactory gets green light
Last week the proposed battery manufacturing Gigafactory on Coventry Airport was given the green light by both Coventry City Council and Warwick District Council. Outline Planning applications were approved in…
Council Consults on Air Quality Plans
The Council has begun a public consultation on its plans to address poor air quality on the city’s roads. The Council has been told by the Government to reduce NO2…
Gigafactory – further plans revealed
Further plans for the proposed Gigafactory at Coventry Airport have been released as part of a marketing campaign to attract global investment in the scheme. The development is now being…
Council Plans to provide more Electric Charging Points
The City Council has announced plans to double the number of on-street electric vehicle charging points in the city and a new bus charging facility. The new points are to…
Council Goes Solar
The City Council took a big step forward in meeting its carbon reduction targets in July when it announced the installation of solar panels across 41 locations in the city.…
Coventry Airport Gigafactory Public Consultation
Proposals for a Gigafactory at Coventry Airport have accelerated following the launch of a public consultation exercise. The consultation seeks to understand the views of residents and the local community…
All-electric bus city plan finalised
Further to the stories we published on 5/2/2021 and 3/3/2021 it is now confirmed that Coventry will receive £50m to fund 297 all-electric buses after the West Midlands Combined Authority…
Plans for Controversial Recycling Plant to be expanded
The City Council is set to upgrade its plans for a recycling centre in the city to create an automated site that council officers say would rank as one of…