Bishopgate Wharf - Latest Plans
An application for the former Corporation Depot site off Foleshill Road has just been posted as we go to press. Produced by Barratt Homes with a mixture of the firm’s standard developer house types and a smattering of timber cladding that is claimed to reflect Electric Wharf on the other side of the canal. The marketing name is Bishopgate Wharf.
Several years ago Coventry Society ran a workshop that looked at possible designs for this important site. We were clear then as we are now, that the Depot site should embrace the historic setting—the canal itself, and the industrial nature of Electric Wharf.
In the January planning meeting members accepted that the submitted design brief was not acceptable and required a better layout and community engagement at the detailed stage. Now we have detailed plans produced by Barratt Homes that are clearly unacceptable.
The Society will be making representations in the hope that councillors appreciate how important this conservation area site is. While the modern units are one thing the canalside layout is worse and we shall be pushing for the scheme to go to a MADE review. The potential for a visionary scheme linking with the canal basin, Drapers’ Fields and Electric Wharf is as strong as ever.
Follow this link to see the full planning application...
Building types: One of the designs submitted for 2, 2½ and 3 storey living