Coventry City Centre Public Realm Phase 2 - Update Report PDF 1 ...

• Funding for Gosford Gate has become available which provides a fantastic opportunity to
provide a complete high quality route from Broadgate to Far Gosford St and to connect
into the exciting proposals for Charterhouse;
• Centro have offered an additional £140,000 which will allow much needed improvements
to Trinity St to be brought forward;
• Potential for sponsorship has led to a radical rethink of the proposals for Lidice Place to
provide a quality green space that will draw visitors into the Spon Street area.
In conjunction with the Friargate works and the Barberry Development (Bishop St) this revised
programme will see the ‘medieval’ cross completed to a high standard. These routes link many
of our key heritage and development sites and it is vital that we create high quality links between
these sites to best promote our city as a great place to invest and do business.
The revised programme will not require any additional council resources and will be managed
within the resources identified in the October 9 th report, together with additional ERDF, Centro,
HCA and Liveability resources secured since then.
Recommendations:
Cabinet are asked to recommend to Council to:
1. Approve the revised programme of works for public realm Phase 2 as set out in Table 1.
2. Delegate authority to the Cabinet Members (Public Services and Business, Enterprise
and Employment) to agree the detailed works for schemes in Coventry 2012 Phase 2 as
set out in appendices A, B and C and their implementation subject to the availability of
funding.
Council are requested to approve the above recommendations.
List of Appendices included:
Appendix A – Plan showing location of revised Phase 2 schemes
Appendix B - Descriptions of new and enhanced schemes
Appendix C – Plans of new and enhanced schemes
Other useful background papers:
Cabinet Report: Coventry 2012 Public Realm – January 21 st 2011
Cabinet Report: Coventry 2012 Public Realm – November 8 th 2011
Cabinet Report: Coventry City Centre Public Realm Legacy Phase 2 – October 9 th 2012
Cabinet Report: Far Gosford Street Development Package: proposed extension of Site 1 and
associated infrastructure works – March 10 th 2009
Cabinet Report: European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) for Coventry City Council
Projects - April 16 th 2013
Has it been or will it be considered by Scrutiny?
No
Has it been or will it be considered by any other Council Committee, Advisory Panel or
other body?
No
Will this report go to Council?
Yes – 23 July 2013