Last updated: October 2021
A temporary new pocket park in Bishop Street. "Previously the plot had been boarded off since a 2009 fire led to a row of shops and takeaways being demolished. The park has been created to improve the derelict land on the corner of Bishop Street and Well Street before any future developments and is part of the second phase of city centre improvements following work which included transforming Broadgate and the station to Bull Yard link." (Ref. 1)
Source: https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3543827
Overview
Nature-based solution
- Parks and urban forests
- Pocket parks/neighbourhood green spaces
Key challenges
- Green space, habitats and biodiversity (SDG 15)
- Green space creation and/or management
Focus
Creation of new green areas, Transformation of previously derelict areas
Project objectives
The Bishop Street Pocket Park was created to "improve" the site by transforming a derelict plot of land in Coventry city centre into an urban park (Ref. 3, 4) by "landscap[ing] with ornamental shrubbery, seating, a footpath and a grassed area”. (Ref. 1) It was a "way of using derelict space until a developer comes forward for the site.” (Ref. 1)
Implementation activities
The temporary pocket park (urban park) “has been landscaped with ornamental shrubbery, seating, a footpath and a grassed area”. (Ref. 1)
“The park has been created to improve the derelict land on the corner of Bishop Street and Well Street before any future developments and is part of a second phase of city centre improvements following work which included transforming Broadgate and the station to Bull Yard link.” (Ref. 1)
Main beneficiaries
- Local government/Municipality
- Citizens or community groups
Governance
Management set-up
- Government-led
Type of initiating organisation
- Local government/municipality
Participatory approaches/ community involvement
- Unknown
Details on the roles of the organisations involved in the project
“It is part of the on-going work we [Coventry City Council] are completing for the wider redevelopment of the city, making Coventry a greener, more welcoming place for everyone.” (Ref. 1)
The land (which the redevelopment scheme concerns) is predominantly owned by the city council and Aviva Investors. (Ref. 5)
Project implemented in response to ...
... an EU policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a national policy or strategy?
Unknown
... a local policy or strategy?
Yes
("It is part of the on-going work we are completing for the wider redevelopment of the city, making Coventry a greener, more welcoming place for everyone." (Ref. 1)
Coventry development plan (including Coventry development plan 2001 and Core Strategy 2009 and 2012), where the derelict land (now temporary pocket park) on the corner of Bishop Street and Well Street is referred to. (Ref. not cited from 2017 review, not able to be found in 2020 review)
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Financing
Total cost
More than €4,000,000
Source(s) of funding
- Public local authority budget
Type of funding
- Earmarked public budget
Non-financial contribution
Unknown
Impacts and Monitoring
Environmental impacts
- Green space and habitat
- Increased green space area
Economic impacts
- Unknown
Socio-cultural impacts
- Health and wellbeing
- Gain in activities for recreation and exercise
- Other
Type of reported impacts
Achieved impacts
Presence of formal monitoring system
Unknown
Presence of indicators used in reporting
No evidence in public records
Presence of monitoring/ evaluation reports
No evidence in public records
Availability of a web-based monitoring tool
No evidence in public records
References
Ref. 1. Coventry City Council (n.d.) Bishop Street Pocket Park. Completed improvement works. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 2. BBC (2013) Work to start on new 'pocket park' for Coventry. Coventry & Warwickshire. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 3. Coventry Telegraph (2013) Work starts to transform Bishop Street eyesore into urban park. Gibbons, D. 29 Mar. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 4. Coventry Telegraph (2013) Pocket park to be created on derelict land in Coventry city centre. Gibbons, D. 9 Feb. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 5. Coventry Telegraph (2012) New £300m vision for Coventry city centre is unveiled after plans are redrawn. Reid, L. 8 Feb. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 6. Coventry City Council (n.d.) Hertford Street. Completed improvement works. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 7. Coopers (2014) £300m Coventry city centre scheme 'not on hold'. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 2. BBC (2013) Work to start on new 'pocket park' for Coventry. Coventry & Warwickshire. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 3. Coventry Telegraph (2013) Work starts to transform Bishop Street eyesore into urban park. Gibbons, D. 29 Mar. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 4. Coventry Telegraph (2013) Pocket park to be created on derelict land in Coventry city centre. Gibbons, D. 9 Feb. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 5. Coventry Telegraph (2012) New £300m vision for Coventry city centre is unveiled after plans are redrawn. Reid, L. 8 Feb. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 6. Coventry City Council (n.d.) Hertford Street. Completed improvement works. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].
Ref. 7. Coopers (2014) £300m Coventry city centre scheme 'not on hold'. Available at: Source link [Accessed: 26 August 2020].