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Planning Summary: Coventry.gov.uk/localplan

The Coventry local plan embraces this growth and identifies land for new homes, new jobs, new retail and community uses. For the first time in over 50 years the Council is planning proactively for the removal of land from the city’s Green Belt to help facilitate growth and development as well as creating high quality urban and natural environments for those wishing to live and work in Coventry. This includes two significant urban extensions to the north and west of the city.

This growth will also be supported by new, high quality infrastructure to combat congestion and transport issues, provide new high quality public green spaces, continue to invest in the city’s ever-improving education system and enhance the health facilities and opportunities required to support all aspects of the city’s population.

Coventry is also a Gigabyte City and classed as a ‘living lab’ meaning it is continuing to support investment in its IT facilities and broadband connectivity as well as hosting a range of new and innovative technologies such as driverless cars. 

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  • Housing

    Housing

    The six LPA’s are making provision for over 88,000 new homes (2011-2031)

    Name No. of Houses Sch. Start Date Sch. Finish Date Status Information
    H2:1 - Keresley SUE 3100 2021 2031 onwards Ranging from planning application submitted, to planning permission, to complete -
    H2:2 - Eastern Green SUE 2250 2021-22 2031 onwards Planning Application Submitted -
    H2:3 - Walsgrave Hill Farm 900 2025 2031 Allocation -
    H2:4 - Whitmore Park 730 2021 2027 Planning Application Submitted View
    H2:5 - Paragon Park 700 2016 2025 Under Construction View
    H2:6 - Browns Lane 475 2023 2031 Allocation -
  • Employment

    Employment

    Provision for a total of over 714 ha of employment land is made within the six local development plans for Coventry and Warwickshire within this planning period

    Name Size (Ha) Sch. Start Date Sch. Finish Date Status Information
    Eastern Green 15 Spring 2019 March 2023 Allocation View
    Friargate 7 Spring 2016 March 2031 Under Construction View
    Land at Baginton Field and south east of Whitley Business Park 25 Spring 2025 March 2027 Allocation -
    Lyons Park 19 Spring 2011 March 2019 Under Construction View
    Whitley Business Park 30 Spring 2011 March 2020 Completed View
    Whitmore Park 8 Spring 2020 March 2022 Allocation View
  • Infrastructure

    Infrastructure

    A range of investment plans have been made at local and subregion level to lever billions of pounds of infrastructure into the area

    Name Type Sch. Start Date Sch. Finish Date Status Information
    A444 corridor junction improvements Highways improvement scheme TBC TBC Funding Proposal -
    A45 Eastern Green Grade Separated Junction Highways improvement scheme 2021 2022 Committed View
    A46 Binley Junction Highway Improvement Scheme 2020 2022 Under Construction View
    A46 Binley roundabout grade separated junction - 2020 2022 Under Construction View
    A46 Strategic Link Road Phase 2 Highways improvement scheme 2024 2027 Committed in principle -
    A46 Strategic Link Road Phase 3 Highways improvement scheme TBC TBC Funding Proposal -
    A46 Walsgrave Junction Highway Improvement Scheme TBC TBC Committed In Principle View
    A46 Walsgrave roundabout grade separated junction Highways improvement scheme by 2025 TBC Committed in principle View
    Active Travel Fund improvements Various active travel schemes 2021 2022 Committed View
    Binley & Willenhall, Coundon & Foleshill new railway stations Public transport TBC TBC Funding Proposal -
    Binley Cycleway Phase 1 Active travel scheme 2021 2022 Committed -
    Binley Cycleway Phase 2 Active travel scheme TBC TBC Funding proposal -
    City Centre public realm improvements - 2020 2021 Under Construction -
    City Centre public realm improvements – future phases Public realm/active travel scheme TBC TBC Funding proposal -
    Connected Autonomous Vehicles Testbed Highways improvement scheme 2020 2021 Under construction -
    Coventry All Electric Bus City Public Transport 2021 2025 Committed -
    Coventry Railway Station Masterplan - bay platform Public transport 2022 2023 Funding proposal View
    Coventry Railway Station Masterplan (excluding bay platform) Public transport 2020 2021 Under construction View
    Coventry South new railway station Public transport TBC TBC Funding proposal -
    Coventry/ Leamington/ Nuneaton (NUCKLE) line rail infrastructure improvements Public Transport TBC TBC Funding Proposal -
    Heritage Park at Charterhouse, London Road Cemetery and Loop Line - 2018 2021 IDP Proposal View
    Keresley Link Road Highways Improvement Scheme TBC TBC Committed in principle -
    Local Air Quality Action Plan Various highways improvement and active travel schemes 2020 2022 Under construction/ Committed View
    M6 Junction 3 improvements Highways improvement scheme TBC TBC Funding Proposal -
    Tile Hill Station Park and Ride Public transport TBC TBC Funding proposal -
    Very Light Rail route 1 Public transport 2024 2025 Funding proposal View