Keresley Green

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LATEST NEWS - 21/02/10

QUESTION TIME

Thursday 4th March 2010
Keresley Colliery Club
Bennetts Road North, Keresley CV7 8HY

19:00 for a 19:30 start

Chaired by local radio presenter
BOB BROLLY

The panel includes

Coventry Council leader
Cllr Ken Taylor
&
Opposition leader
John Mutton

Goto the

Question Time Meeting

page and vote in the
Coventry Telegraph
give-councillors-a-grilling page with a protect our green belt poll.

Interim report from Inspector published
Matter 5 - City Centre
The interim report to Coventry City Council has now been published relating to the Core Strategy Development for the City Centre

For information go to the
Core Strategy page

Ash Green joins the fight
A "Save our Greenbelt" meeting
was held in Ash Green at
"The Church Hall "
St Giles Road on
Friday 29th January

With a local Warwickshire councilor and MP attending find out what was said, see:
Ash Green meeting

New housing for
Keresley Newlands
A proposal by the Cassidy Group
was recently put forward at the
Keresley Parish council
meeting.
Click for more

Coventry Core Strategy Examination completed

The Examination commenced on the 10th November and finished on Friday 4th December with Mr Nigel Payne conducting the examination. His report is expected at the end of April.

Goto Examination for further information.

Save our Greenbelt

Show your support for the campaign by downloading our poster (just click on the image below) and placing a copy in your window.

The Town and Country Planning Act of 1947 was passed (later strengthened by Amendment in 1968) in order to protect land from ribbon development and urban sprawl. This greenbelt land is now under threat.

The majority of open land surrounding the Keresley Villages is
GREENBELT

Save our Greenbelt campaign

The powers that be, Coventry City Council and Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Council, wish to change the greenbelt designation of the land for use as housing.

Click here to find out more.

Keresley Green

Keresley Green is the oldest of the three villages and was an agricultural village formally known as Kaerer's Ley. It lies to the North of Hall Brook and . Bordered by the countryside it still maintains its rural atmosphere.


Local views around Keresley Green
The Hare & Hounds	Haymaking

Flooding in Watery Lane

As with many road names Watery Lane suggests that it is susceptible to flooding. On 28th June 2009, the frequent showers suddenly changed to a heavy downpour lasting approximately fifty minutes.
	This downpour resulted in total carnage in Watery Lane, manhole covers blown off by the force of the Hall Brook which is culverted under the road. One car got stranded and the occupants, including two children, had to be rescued through the windows as the water rose up to the door handles. The site is indicated by the yellow pin on the map. Halcrow have conducted a survey that indicates that the Hallbrook is a minor watercourse and does not pose a risk to flooding, although they cover themselves by saying some flooding is possible. The Environment agency carried a flood risk assessment when the new estate in watery lane was built concluded that no run off water from the estate should enter the Hallbrook.
This is not the first time residents have experienced this. A local resident comments: "This scene was a regular event when I was a child. I'm not sure where the water goes but I cant remember any big sewer drains going in when the new housing estate was built. It could be interesting with another 3500 houses in the surrounding fields.............I'm just off to see Noah to see if he can build us an ark.................." Below are some photos taken at the time compared with normal conditions.