Thousands of homes could be built on former green belt land in Coventry
They'll be built on land near Keresley, in the north of the city.
Last updated 16th Apr 2024
Hundreds of homes will be built on old green belt in Coventry. Plans for more than 500 houses got final approval from the council in the last two weeks.
Both developments will go on fields in Keresley, in the north of the city. The land was removed from green belt by the council in 2017.
The overall site is known as an “urban extension.” It has been allocated for over 3,000 homes, and will also get a primary school, community centre and link road.
Both housing plans have received general “outline” permission from the city council to go ahead. But finer details known as reserved matters had to get final approval before work could start.
These will determine how the sites will be laid out, landscaped and what the homes will look like. One reserved matters bid for homes off Fivefield Road received approval on Monday (11 March.)
It means work for 280 homes of a 550-home site developed by Bellway Homes can go ahead. Another scheme between Bennetts Road and Fivefield Road also got the nod at planning committee some two weeks ago (29 February.)
These plans for 290 homes were put forward by Richborough and Queen’s College Oxford. The scheme went to councillors for a decision due to the number of objections.
Eight letters were sent in raising concerns over several aspects such as the design of the houses and the impact on biodiversity. But council planning officers recommended it be approved.
They said it would not have any “significant” impact on ecology, neighbours and highways, and pointed to the benefits of approving plans while the city has a shortage of housing.