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Prince’s Foundation wins planning for Coventry restoration
£5.5m job will revive listed Drapers’ Hall after 20 years
The Prince’s Foundation’s in-house architects have won planning consent for the £5.5m restoration of Coventry’s grade II*-listed Drapers’ Hall.
The building, in the Cathedral Quarter, has lain empty for 20 years. It will now be converted into a music school and performance centre in time for the start of Coventry’s year as City of Culture in 2021.
A rear extension has been designed in the Regency style of the existing building to provide additional space for the main occupier, Coventry Music Service.
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