Historic Coventry building last used as care home could become flats
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2024 11:48 pm
New plans for the Langleys in Stoke Green have been revealed
A historic Coventry building last used as a care home could be converted into flats. The Langleys in Stoke Green has parts dating back to the 17th century as well as later changes and additions.
The locally listed building used to be a farmhouse and was turned into a care home in 1988. It was put on the market last year and has stood empty since last September.
An application to convert the 15-bedroom former home into eight flats has been submitted to Coventry Council. The plan includes a two-storey side and back extension and a side building at the back would be turned into an office.
Architecturally important parts at the front of the building won't be impacted by the scheme, a design access & heritage statement said. The added parts will have features that match the current main building's material and colour, according to the statement.
"There will be a benefit as the property will be improved aesthetically by the rear extension," it added. "It is considered the proposed development would increase the diversity of housing available to the residents, without adverse effect on the conservation area or amenity of neighbouring residents."
The building is in the Stoke Green conservation area of the city which dates back to 1968. According to the council, the area "combines the ancient open spaces of Stoke Green and Binley Road with their ring of surrounding development and the attractive residential development of Stoke Park first laid out in the Victorian period on the site of the city's former race course."
The application can be viewed on the council website under reference PL/2023/0002637/FUL.