Whitley
Following the positive decision from the Secretary of State in reference to planning at the 40 ha (100 acre) site, Coventry City Council is working with joint owners Jaguar Cars on proposals for the site’s speedy development. The Whitley site has the capacity for a potential 92,900 sq. m. (1,000,000 sq. ft.) of development.
Whitley is the home of Jaguar's prestigious Engineering Centre and the company is currently undertaking a review of their own requirements on site. With the Jaguar operation already present, there is potential for the site to become a centre of excellence for automotive design and prototyping. The site has an excellent location with immediate access onto to the A45 within ten minutes of the M6, M69 and M45. As many other sites in Coventry are now reaching full capacity, there is bound to be a huge amount of interest in the site as soon as it is brought to market.
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Arena
Works for the new £113 million Arena development are underway, and will be ready for Coventry F.C. to kick-off the 2005/6 season. Coventry City Council and the regional development agency Advantage West Midlands purchased the former Foleshill Gasworks in April 2002. Ajoint venture company between The Alan Higgs Charity and Coventry City Council has been set up to to develop a 32,000 seated stadium for football and other sports, together with a Conference and Exhibition centre and a 9,300 sq. m. (100,000 sq. ft.) casino . The overall development will also include a major district centre and a new 12,841sq. m. (138,000 sq . ft.) Tesco’s Extra superstore. This is a major investment in the regeneration of the North of Coventry.
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Prologis Park
This 120 ha (300 acre) site is located on the northern periphery of Coventry. Its outstanding success so far is undoubtedly in part due to the experience and reputation of Prologis as developers, but also to its close proximity to the M6 and to a readily available workforce. The initial speculative phase of approximately 55, 741 sq. m. (600,000 sq. ft.) was successfully let to Excel and Mastercare. The latest deal secured is with Capita, who have taken a 4,645 sq. m. (50,000 sq. ft.) office building.
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Butts Stadium
The work on this new 6,000 seater sporting arena is now well underway. With the first phase now completed, the new home of Coventry Rugby Club is due to be ready for the 2004/5 season.
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Bishopsgate Green and Electric Wharf
This 3 ha (7.4 acre) site is a unique development opportunity with potential for a mixed waterside development, complementing existing residential, leisure, craft and high technology/office uses in the Canal Basin. Incorporated in this scheme is Electric Wharf. With extensive frontage onto Coventry Canal, this landmark project re-uses the buildings of Coventry's first power station. Developed by CDP, it takes a European approach to urban design - using dense development form, high design standards and quality public spaces to create a blueprint for future projects.
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