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Core Strategy

Have your say on where people in the Black Country will live, work, shop, play and travel in 2026 and beyond.

The four Black Country Local Authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are preparing a Joint Core Strategy for the Black Country in partnership with the community and other key organisations.

The Black Country Core Strategy will set out the vision, objectives and strategy for future development in the Black Country up to 2026 and beyond. It will form the basis of Walsall's Local Development Framework and guide future development decisions throughout the Black Country. Although the Core Strategy will not generally mention specific sites, it will cover issues including:

  • the protection and improvement of the natural and built environment
  • where jobs should be located
  • the location and size of new shopping, leisure and cultural facilities
  • the location and type of future housing developments
  • how people can move around the Black Country
  • how to address the needs of the Black Country’s diverse communities

The Black Country Core Strategy will take into account existing and emerging regional and national planning policies and guidance. These include, amongst others, the government's Planning Policy Statements, the Regional Spatial Strategy, proposed and emerging revisions to the Regional Spatial Strategy and other local plans and policies. The strategy will also help deliver the priorities contained within the four Black Country Community Strategies/Plans.

The Core Strategy Publication Document was published on 30 November 2009. The document, together with all the supporting information and representations received can be downloaded from The Black Country Joint Core Strategy website.

One of the supporting documents is the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). This document is available to download below.

Contact us

Regeneration Strategy
Telephone 01922 652478
Email LDF@walsall.gov.uk

This page was last updated on 26 February 2010