News & Awards
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Acclaimed fashion designer launches a shop at FarGo Village
An award-winning Coventry-born fashion designer has launched a new and bigger shop in the city’s Creative Quarter. The acclaimed Ashley Raynor and her popular childrenswear brand Wear Milo’s has moved from a small unit at FarGo Village to larger premises at the haven...
Ground-breaking 5G Digital Hub to open
A £1.1 million project to convert a former pub in Coventry city centre into a ground-breaking 5G digital space for the Belgrade Theatre will officially open in March. Regeneration specialist Complex Development Projects (CDP) was given planning permission in spring...
Leamington Old Town restoration projects start
Work has begun on the first project in the regeneration programme to turn Leamington’s Old Town into a magnet for creative industries, building on the town’s growing Silicon Spa reputation. Regeneration specialists Complex Development Projects (CDP) has started work...
Revised plans for Abbotts Park
Revised plans to create a new sustainable community on the edge of Coventry city centre have been submitted for planning approval. Leading Birmingham architects Glenn Howells Architects and BPN were brought in to undertake a total redesign of the project in...
Sustainable community living in Abbotts Park, Coventry
A new sustainable community set in high-quality landscaping could be created on the edge of Coventry city centre under new plans which have just been released. Abbotts Park, the 5.5-acre derelict former gasworks site on Abbotts Lane, is planned to provide 700 homes...
Coventry brook flowing for the first time in over 100 years
One of Coventry’s ancient watercourses which used to power a medieval fulling mill on the edge of the city centre is flowing again for the first time in over a century thanks to a major new naturalisation project. The recreation of the Radford Brook is part of a £6m...
Planning Permission granted for Leamington Creative Quarter’s First Project
Ambitious plans to turn Leamington’s Spencer Yard into a hub for creative businesses have been approved by Warwick District Council, breathing new life into the Old Town area and boosting the town centre economy. Regeneration experts Complex Development Projects (CDP)...
Coventry’s first permanent indoor street food venue set to open
Delicious street food, music, craft beer, and fabulous cocktails will mark the launch of Coventry’s first permanent indoor street food venue. ‘Factory’ at FarGo Village in the city’s Creative Quarter will be home to five permanent street food specialists, providing...
City Centre park developments taking shape.
A community group has described the £300,000 improvements to a Coventry city centre park as a “dream come true” as the work looks set to be completed this autumn. The Friends of Naul’s Mill Park and Complex Development Projects (CDP) met Lord Mayor of Coventry Cllr...
Tree planting starts in Urban Park
A major investment in planting to create a new urban park in Coventry is starting to put down roots. Work has begun on planting mature trees at the new Linear Park which will form a 700m environmental corridor from Belgrade Plaza in the city centre, passing under the...
CDP Awards
Abbotts Park
West Midlands National Park Award for the linear Park 2022
BALI National Landscape Awards Community & Schools Development prize for the linear park 2022
Far Gosford Street and FarGo Village
West Midlands Tourism Awards Small Visitor Attraction 2020
Coventry & Warwickshire Tourism & Culture Awards Visitor Attraction of the Year 2016
Coventry & Warwickshire Tourism & Culture Awards Best Experience 2015
WMCEE Heritage Restoration Award & Heritage Award Winner 2012
Electric Wharf
Insider Property Award West Midlands 2006
Regeneration Project of the Year
Force Regeneration Award 2004
RICS West Midlands Regeneration Award 2007
Coventry Design Award
Priory Place
National Homebuilder Design Awards – Commendation
Ribbon Factory
West Midlands Property Awards – Runner Up
Phoenix Initiative
FORCE Landmark Award 2003
Civic Trust Commendation 2004
RIBA National Award
Shortlisted Stirling Prize
RTPI Planning for City Regeneration
Regeneration Awards
Best Mixed Use Project
Bura Award for Best Practice in Regeneration 2006
English Partnerships Award for Partnership in Regeneration 2006