The homes have been suggested for a site that has remained derelict for 20 years.
Developers have submitted a planning application to build a three-storey apartment block on the corner of Jobs Lane and Jardine Crescent in Tile Hill, Coventry. The document outlines that the land, which has been empty for two decades, was earmarked for homes 10 years ago.
Buried in grassland, the undeveloped site was once home to the New Star Inn run by former Coventry City footballer George Mason. The establishment was later rebranded as The Woodsman, which forever shut its doors in 2002 and was later demolished.
Though the half-acre (0.2 hectares) plot is now home to a lot of greenery the documents for the new application claim its design is ‘sympathetic to the site and surrounding environment’. Developers have also claimed the flats, which would be comprised of six one-bedrooms and six two-bedrooms, would even improve the areas ‘architectural merit’.
According to those behind the scheme, the development would deliver ‘much needed residential accommodation at an affordable cost’.
The plan is set to be put before members of Coventry City Council and a decision is expected to be made in June this year. Developers are hoping for a better outcome than when they tried to submit the plans last year, as they were rejected on the grounds the development wouldn’t be in keeping with the rest of the street.
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