A planning inspector has given the go-ahead for the redevelopment of a former gasworks site in Coventry to provide 690 homes designed by Howells and BPN Architects.

The seven-block Abbotts Park scheme, which ranges in height from four to 21 storeys, was originally recommended for approval by city council planning officers. However elected members voted to refuse the proposals at a meeting in November last year.

Howells is lead designer for the scheme, which was submitted as a so-called “hybrid” application seeking detailed consent for two plots totalling 212 homes and outline consent for a further 478 homes in two additional plots. BPN is architect and consultant for one of the initial plots.

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