How to Comment
Draft Black Country Plan 2039 (Regulation 18) Additional Walsall-only Consultation - 11 July - 5 September 2022.
The Black Country Authorities of Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton are seeking your views on an important Plan that will shape the future of the Black Country.
We are consulting from Monday 11th July 2022 until 5.00pm on Monday 5th September 2022 on the Draft Black Country Plan and accompanying Sustainability Appraisal.
View all consultation documents and details
The public consultation on Draft Black Country Plan (Regulation 18) took place between 16 August to 11 October 2021. The consultation is now closed.
How to comment on the Draft Black Country Plan
The draft Black Country Plan 2039 is a document which plans for future development of the area. This is now being consulted on by the four Black Country councils – Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall and Wolverhampton.
This means you can now have your say on how we shape the future of the Black Country to 2039. The consultation gives people the chance to have their say on the proposed sites for development and where they think new development should be in the Black Country.
It’s really important local people get involved, the consultation runs from 16 August to 11 October 2021.
The purpose of this consultation is to seek comments on proposed draft policies and land allocations.
There are a number of ways to submit your comments:
Complete a comments form
You can download a copy of the form and return it by email to blackcountryplan@dudley.gov.uk or by post to Black Country Plan, Planning and Regeneration, Dudley Council, Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, DY1 1HF.
Paper copies of the comments form are also available in libraries or can be posted to you on request by emailing blackcountryplan@dudley.gov.uk or by calling 01384 814136 and asking to speak to a Planning Policy Officer.
Comment via the online portal.
You can also submit your comments using the consultation portal.
A user guide on how to make comments this way can be found below.
Local authority summary documents
A summary document has also been produced for each of the four Black Country local authorities. These can be viewed below.
Housing land allocations
The proposed housing land allocations for each local authority can be found via the direct link below:
- Section A Dudley – Table 14
- Section B Sandwell – Table 22
- Section C Walsall – Table 31
- Section D Wolverhampton – Table 43
We will consider all responses received by 5pm on 11 October 2021. Late responses will not be accepted under any circumstances and individual acknowledgement of receipt will not be possible.
Please note that copies of all comments received, including emails and letters, will be made available for the public to view and will include the name(s) of the respondent(s). All other personal details will remain confidential. The Black Country councils will process your personal data in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. View Privacy Notice.
View the Draft Black Country Plan
You can view the Draft Plan documents online. Hard copies of the plan and associated documents will be available to view at the following locations through the consultation period (subject to any visitor restrictions):
| Dudley | Sandwell | Walsall | Wolverhampton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dudley Council House, 1 Priory Road, Dudley | Sandwell Council House Freeth Street, Oldbury | Walsall First Stop Shop | Wolverhampton Civic Centre St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton |
| Dudley Council Plus, 259 Castle Street, Dudley | Central Library West Bromwich | Bloxwich Library | Wolverhampton Central Library |
| Brierley Hill Library | Blackheath Library | Darlaston Library | Bilston Library |
| Coseley Library | Cradley Heath Library | Willenhall Library | Wednesfield Library |
| Dudley Library | Great Barr Library | Lichfield Street Hub | |
| Dudley Wood Neighbourhood Learning Centre and Library Link | Great Bridge Library | Brownhills Library | |
| Gornal Library | Oldbury Library Sandwell Council House, | Streetly Community Library | |
| Halesowen Library | Smethwick Library | Mobile Library Services | |
| Kingswinford Library | Tipton Library | Aldridge Library | |
| Market | Wednesbury Library | ||
| Long Lane Library Halesowen | Bleakhouse Library, Oldbury | ||
| Lye Library | Brandhall Library, Oldbury | ||
| Netherton Library | Glebefields Library, Tipton | ||
| Quarry Bank Library (subject to this library being open) | Hamstead Library, Great Barr | ||
| Sedgley Library | Hill Top Library West Bromwich | ||
| Stourbridge Library | Langley Library Oldbury | ||
| Wordsley Library | Oakham Library Tividale | ||
| Rounds Green Library, Oldbury | |||
| Stone Cross Library Beverley Road, West Bromwich | |||
| Thimblemill Library, Smethwick |
Copies of the documents will also be displayed in Codsall Library, Wombourne Library and Perton Library, South Staffordshire.
Throughout the consultation, planning policy officers will be available over the telephone or via email to discuss the plan or clarify any information. To speak to a planning policy officer for your local authority area details are as follows:
- Dudley Council: 01384 814136 or blackcountryplan@dudley.gov.uk
- Sandwell Council: 0121 569 4055 or LDF_Planning@sandwell.gov.uk
- Walsall Council: 01922 658020 or planningpolicy@walsall.gov.uk
- City of Wolverhampton Council: 01902 556026 or blackcountryplan@wolverhampton.gov.uk
Events
We will be holding MS Teams virtual online Question & Answer (Q&A) Sessions. These will take place on:
Tuesday 7th September – 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Wednesday 8th September 1.00pm – 3.00pm
If you would like to book a place on one of the online Q&A sessions, please email blackcountryplan@dudley.gov.uk or telephone: 01384 814136.
Please book a place and send any questions you would like answered at the session to blackcountryplan@dudley.gov.uk by 6th September 2021. Any questions that are not answered in the session due to time constraints will be responded to by email.
Please note that the meeting may be recorded so that those who are unable to attend can view the session at a later date.
Recordings of the Q&A Sessions
The recordings of the two Q&A sessions are available to review below. The notes of the meeting will be uploaded shortly.
- Black Country Plan Questions and Answers Session (7th September 2021)
- Black Country Plan Questions and Answers Session (8th September 2021)
Additional Support
Please let us know if you have any issues accessing or viewing the documents and we will make additional documents available where possible.