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.
A Preferred Options Document - based on what people have suggested so far - was available for public consultation between 17 March 2008 and 28 April 2008. The document, together with all the supporting information and representations received can be downloaded from The Black Country Joint Core Strategy website.
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Contact us
Jon Lord
Telephone 01922 652478
Email LDF@walsall.gov.uk