Coventry are set to complete a £1.6m purchase of land next to the Coventry Building Society Arena, with the deal due to be signed off by the council on 13 October. The land is Car Park C on the opposite side of the A444 from the stadium. The money will be paid over 10 years and routed through Sky Blues in the Community.
Car Park C and the 10-year structure
The structure is the part that makes this move more than a routine land purchase. The council says control of the car park will allow Coventry to plan for the future and look at wider regeneration of the area, while Doug King said the deal will bring Car Park C alongside the other areas already in the existing head lease and simplify future regeneration.
Lynnette Kelly, the deputy leader of the council, said: "It really is a win-win situation that will help our Premier League Sky Blues to grow stronger, and the people of the city, especially those that have less access to opportunities, to grow healthier."
Coventry’s league form gives the off-field work some added weight. They sit 18th after five games with three points, one goal scored and 10 conceded, which is hardly the backdrop for a club treating the stadium area as settled business.
The land deal still needs cabinet approval on 13 October, and the council’s vote will decide whether the club can move from planning to ownership on Car Park C.
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