Community Governance Review

The City Council is carrying out a review for the following reasons:

• a valid petition was received in February 2026 which asks Coventry City Council to change the Allesley Parish Council boundary to remove the built-up areas of Eastern Green, Pickford Green and Brownshill Green from the parish
• the petition area is adjacent to Keresley parish and therefore may have some implications for this parish
• there is also some large scale new developments in these two parishes which can be considered as part of the review. The Council will take account of committed residential development and forecast electorate growth when considering future governance arrangements, to ensure recommendations remain effective beyond the immediate review period
• additionally, the Council has a duty to keep its area under review. The government’s guidance states that it is good practice for councils to conduct a Review every 10 to 15 years and a significant period has elapsed since the parish arrangements in our area were last assessed

The review will be overseen by the Council, with all formal decisions required by the legislation being made by the Council in line with the Council’s constitution.

The review will comply with the legislative and procedural requirements set out in the 2007 Act, as well as statutory guidance. This includes guidance produced jointly by The Department for Communities and Local Government and the Local Government Boundary Commission for England (LGBCE) and issued under section 100 of the 2007 Act.

The petition received in relation to Allesley details the following:

“Change the Allesley Parish Council boundary to remove the built-up areas of Eastern Green, Pickford Green and Brownshill Green from the parish.”

The following maps and accompanying commentary were submitted by the petitioners to explain the areas that they were concerned about and what they wished to happen as part of the review:

Brownshill Green (Browns Lane)

Boundary to be redrawn around properties on Richard Seedhouse Drive, Nursery Walk and Anthony Pillage Way as shown by the orange line.

Blue line indicates existing parish boundary.

Brownshill Green (Tamworth Road)

Boundary to be redrawn around properties on Tamworth Road and Hollyfast Lane as shown by orange line.

Blue line indicates existing parish boundary.

We recommend this part becomes unparished.

Brownshill Green (Hawkes End)

Boundary to be redrawn around properties on Hawkes Mill Lane and Ted Pitts Lane as shown by orange line.

Blue line indicates existing parish boundary.

Pickford Green and Eastern Green

Boundary to be redrawn along A45 as shown by orange line.

Blue line indicates existing parish boundary. Red line indicates ward boundary. Green line indicates city boundary.

We recommend Pickford Green and Eastern Green (south of A45) becomes unparished.