Draft Black Country Plan

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S26 - Residential Canal Moorings

Policy ENV 7 Canals of the Black Country

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S25 – Canals

Policy ENV 7 Canals of the Black Country (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S20: The Borough's Geology

Policy ENV6: Geodiversity and the Black Country UNESCO Global Geopark (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S23: Green Belt

Policy GB1: The Black Country Green Belt (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S2: Planning for a Healthy Borough

Policy HWI: Health and Wellbeing (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy D9 – Hot Food Takeaways

Policy HWI: Health and Wellbeing (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S2: Planning for a Healthy Borough

Policy HW3: Health Impact Assessments (HIAs) (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S2: Planning for a Healthy Borough

Policy HW2: Health Infrastructure (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S3: Renewable Energy

Policy CC7: Renewable and Low Carbon Energy and BREEAM Standards (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S4: Flood Risk

Policy CC5: Flood Risk (in part)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S5: Minimising Flood Risk and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)

Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Air Pollution

Will need to be in accordance with CC4 – Air Quality

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S19: Dudley Borough's Green Network

Designations updated in accordance with Black Country Plan Proposals Map

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

The Borough's Green Infrastructure

All policies will need to reflect updated BCP Policies ENV8, ENV3, CC5 and CC3

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S22: Mature Trees, Woodland and Ancient Woodland

Policy ENV4 – Provision, retention and protection of trees, woodlands and hedgerows

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S27: River Stour and its Tributaries

Policy CC5: Flood Risk (in part) as replacement to BCCS ENV5

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S28 – Sports Facilities and Stadiums

Policy ENV8: Open Space, Sport and Recreation (STRATEGIC) replaces to BCCS ENV6: Open Space, Sport and Recreation

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy S29 – Public Open Space

Policy ENV8: Open Space, Sport and Recreation (STRATEGIC) replaces to BCCS ENV6: Open Space, Sport and Recreation

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy L1: Housing Development, extensions and alterations to existing dwellings

Policy HOU 6: Houses in Multiple Occupation (in part

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy L3: Provision of Affordable Housing in New Developments

BCP Policy HOU3: Delivering Affordable, Wheelchair Accessible and Self Build / Custom Build Housing

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy L6: Strategic High-Quality Employment Areas

BCP Policy EMP2: Strategic Employment Areas

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy L7: Local Quality Employment Areas

BCP Policy EMP3: Local Employment Areas

BCP Policy EMP4: Other Employment Sites

Dudley Borough Development Strategy

Policy L8 – Protecting the Viability and Integrity of Industrial and Business Uses

Policy EMP 4: Other Employment Sites

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 1 – Urban Design

Policy ENV9: Design Quality

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 9 – Hot Food Takeaways (A5 Uses

Policy HWI: Health and Wellbeing

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 10 – Housing Mix and Tenure

Policy HOU2: Housing Density, Type and Accessibility

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 12 – New Housing near to Business uses

Policy HOU2: Housing Density, Type and Accessibility (in part)

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 15 – Nature Conservation

Policy ENV1: Nature Conservation

Stourbridge Area Action Plan

Policy 19 – Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems and Flood Risk

Policy CC5: Flood Risk (in part) andPolicy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

Brierley Hill Area Action Plan

Policy 46: Edge of Centre and Out of Centre Development

BCP Policy CEN6: Edge of Centre and Out of Centre Development

BCP Policy CEN2: Tier One: Strategic Centres

Brierley Hill Area Action Plan

Policy 48: Offices

BCP Policy CEN2: Tier One: Strategic Centres – in part as reference within Policy 48 to the BCCS

Brierley Hill Area Action Plan

Policy 49: Living in Brierley Hill Town Centre

BCP Policy HOU3: Delivering Affordable, Wheelchair Accessible and Self Build / Custom Build Housing – in part - as reference within Policy 49 to the BCCS and the Affordable Housing SPD

Brierley Hill Area Action Plan

Policy 66: Phasing of Comparison Retail Allocations

BCP Policy CEN2: Tier One: Strategic Centres

Comment as AAP Policy 66 hooks out to BCCS CEN3

Halesowen Area Action Plan (HAAP)

HAAP Policy 1 'Retail Floorspace' includes that retail proposals in the primary shopping area (PSA) will be supported subject to them satisfying relevant parts of BCCS Policies CEN2 'Hierarchy of Centres' and CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres'

Replace 'BCCS Policy CEN2 Hierarchy of Centres' with 'BCP Policy CEN1 The Black Country Centres';

Replace 'BCCS Policy CEN4 Regeneration of Town Centres' with 'BCP Policy CEN3 Tier Two Centres'.

HAAP

HAAP Para 4.9 (as supporting text to Policy 4 'Land Uses outside Halesowen's Primary Shopping Area') states the need to encourage town centre uses outside the PSA in accordance with BCCS Policy CEN4 and restricting A1 shops.

Replace 'BCCS Policy CEN4 Regeneration of Town Centres' with 'BCP Policy CEN3 Tier Two Centres'.

HAAP

HAAP Para 4.12 (as supporting text to Policy 6 'Proposed Development and the River Stour') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5 'Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage Systems and Urban Heat Island'.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5 Flood Risk, Sustainable Drainage Systems and Urban Heat Island' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk' and Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

H AAP Para 5.5 (as supporting text to Policy 8 'Development Opportunity Site 1: Pool Road Car Park') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk' and Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

HAAP Para 5.10 (as supporting text to Policy 9 'Development Opportunity Site 2: Trinity Point and High Street Car Park') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk' and Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

HAAP Para 5.15 (as supporting text to Policy 10 'Development Opportunity Site 3: Link House and Pioneer House') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk' and Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

HAAP Para 5.18 (as supporting text to Policy 11 'Development Opportunity Site 4: Little Cornbow') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk' and Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

HAAP Para 5.21 (as supporting text to Policy 12 'Development Opportunity Site 5: Fountain House') makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV5.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV5' with 'BCP Policy CC5 Flood Risk'. And Policy CC6 - Sustainable drainage and surface water management (SuDS)

HAAP

HAAP Para 7.2 as introductory text to the Nature Conservation Chapter makes reference to BCCS Policies CSP3 'Environmental Infrastructure' and ENV1 'Nature Conservation'.

Re BCCS Policy CSP3: There does not appear to be a direct BCP policy replacement for this.

Including given the context of this HAAP paragraph, it is sufficient that Para 7.2 be amended to remove the reference to BCCS Policy CSP3 (the reference to ENV1 being sufficient).

Amend HAAP Para 7.2 from: 'This complements the Black Country Core Strategy which plans for…'

to 'This complements the Black Country Plan which plans for…'

Re Policy ENV1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'

HAAP

HAAP Para 7.13 under the subheading 'Protecting Key Nature Conservation Sites and Corridors' makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'.

Amend HAAP Para 7.13 from: '…are protected through Core Strategy Policy ENV1…'

to '…are protected through Black Country Plan Policy ENV1…

Re Policy ENV1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'

HAAP

HAAP Para 8.5 as introductory text to the Historic Environment Chapter under the subheading 'Halesowen Urban Historic Landscape Characterisation study (UHLC)' makes reference to BCCS Policy ENV2 'Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness'.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV2 Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness' with 'BCP Policy ENV5 Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness of the Black Country'.

HAAP

HAAP Para 9.8 as supporting text to Policy 27 'Walking and Cycling' makes reference to BCCS Policy TRAN4 'Creating Coherent Networks for Cycling and for Walking'.

Replace BCCS Policy TRAN4 'Priorities for the Development of the Transport Network' with BCP Policy TRAN5 'Creating Coherent Networks for Cycling and for Walking'.

HAAP

HAAP Para 9.10 as supporting text to Policy 28 'Car Parking' makes reference to BCCS Policy CEN8 'Car Parking in Centres'.

Where development is being proposed, BCP Policy TRAN7 'Parking Management' provides guidance on maximum parking standards.

HAAP

HAAP Para 11.3 in the Delivery Chapter refers to BCCS Policy DEL1 'Infrastructure Provision'

Amend HAAP Para 11.3 from: '…in particular Core Strategy Policy DEL1…'

to '…in particular Black Country Plan Policy DEL1…'

Re Policy DEL1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy DEL1 'Infrastructure Provision'

HAAP

HAAP Policies Map Key in terms of Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINCs) refers to BCCS Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'.

Amend the Key's text under SLINC from 'Black Country Core Strategy Policy ENV1…'

To 'Black Country Plan Policy ENV1…'

Re Policy ENV1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'

HAAP

HAAP Policies Map Key in terms of Scheduled Ancient Monuments refers to BCCS Policy ENV2 'Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness'.

Replace 'BCCS Policy ENV2 Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness' with 'Black Country Plan Policy ENV5 Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness of the Black Country'.

Dudley Area Action Plan (DAAP)

Policy 7 – Development Opportunity Site 1 – in the section regarding Acceptable range of land uses refers to CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres' in terms of convenience retail floor space

DAAP states 'A1 shops … and a contribution to the requirement for convenience retail floor space identified by BCCS Policy CEN4

However, BCP Policies do not identify an amount of convenience retail floor space.

BCP Policy CEN3 covers Tier-Two Centres.

DAAP

Policy 8 – Development Opportunity Site 2 – in the section regarding Acceptable range of land uses refers to CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres' in terms of convenience retail floor space

DAAP states 'A1 shops … and a contribution to the requirement for convenience retail floor space identified by BCCS Policy CEN4

However, BCP Policies do not identify an amount of convenience retail floor space.

BCP Policy CEN3 covers Tier-Two Centres.

DAAP

Paragraph 6.32 in Housing Opportunities section refers to Policy HOU1 'Delivering Sustainable Housing Growth' (also to vision for regeneration corridor 11a)

Replace Policy HOU1 in the Black Country Core Strategy with

Policy HOU1 in the Black Country Plan.

Re Policy HOU1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy HOU1 'Delivering Sustainable Housing Growth'

DAAP

Para. 6.36 in Housing allocations within the AAP section refers to HOU3 'Affordable Housing'

Replace: Core Strategy Policy HOU3: Affordable Housing

With Black Country Plan Policy HOU3: Delivering Affordable, Wheelchair Accessible and Self Build/Custom Build Housing.

DAAP

Para. 7.5 in Dudley's Primary Shopping Area Section refers to CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres' in terms of identified need for retail floor space

BCP Policies do not identify an amount of convenience retail floor space for Dudley Town Centre.

BCP Policy CEN3 covers Tier-Two Centres.

DAAP

Policy 15 'Retail Floorspace'

(due to reference to CEN4)

In part BCP Policies do not identify an amount of convenience retail floor space for Dudley Town Centre.

Replace: Core Strategy Policy CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres

With: Black Country Plan Policy CEN3 'Tier Town Centres'

DAAP

Para7.9 and 7.11 in Beyond Dudley's Primary Shopping Area section refers to CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres'

Para.7.9 states: ''The Black Country Core Strategy Policy CEN4 specifically acknowledges that Dudley town centre has a particular function as a heritage and leisure focus for regeneration" No BCP policy incudes this

Para 7.11 Replace: The Black Country Core Strategy Policy CEN4 'Regeneration of Town Centres'

With: The Black Country Plan Policy CEN1 'The Black Country Centres'

DAAP

Policy 17 'Land Uses outside Dudley Primary Shopping Area' in part reference to CEN4

DAAP

Para. 8.1 in housing Section refers to Policy CSP1 'The Growth Network', HOU1 'Delivering Sustainable Housing Growth', HOU2 'Housing Density, Type and Accessibility'

Replace (Policy CPS1) with: (Policy CSP2)

Amend Policies HOU1 and HOU2 of the Black Country Core Strategy to HOU1 and HOU2 of the Black Country Plan

DAAP

Policy 18 'Housing Within the Dudley Area Action Plan Boundary in part

Replace: Housing policies within the Black Country Core Strategy (including policy HOU3 'Affordable Housing)

With: Housing policies within the Black country Plan (Including Policy HOU3 'Delivering Affordable, Wheelchair accessible and self-build / custom build housing)

DAAP

Para.11.9 under Dudley Urban Historic Landscape Characterisation Study section refers to Policy ENV2 'Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness'

Replace: Core strategy Policy ENV2 'Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness

With: Black Country Plan Policy ENV5 'Historic Character and Local Distinctiveness of the Black Country'

DAAP

Para. 13.30 in Nature Conservation supporting text refers to Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation

Amend HAAP Para 7.13 from: '…are protected through Core Strategy Policy ENV1…'

to '…are protected through Black Country Plan Policy ENV1…

Re Policy ENV1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy ENV1 'Nature Conservation'

DAAP

Paragraph 14.4 in Planning Obligations section refers to Policy DEL1

Policy DEL1 - No change required – remains as (BCP) Policy DEL1 'Infrastructure Provision'

StandHills Open Space

Removed.

Site allocated for housing subject to off-site mitigation for loss of open space.

Blowers Green Road Open Space

Removed.

Site allocated for housing subject to off-site mitigation for loss of open space.

2017 Dudley Borough Development Strategy (DBDS)

H10.7

Corbyns Hall Lane

Removed.

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11A.12

Old Dock, Dudley

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11B.12

Platts Road, Amblecote

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11B.19

Land south of Brettel Lane, Brierley Hill

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11B.20

Former Brick Works, North of Brettell Lane

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11B.21

North Street Industrial Estate

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

UG.H1

Deepdale Lane, Upper Gornal

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11A.23

Shaw Road, Dudley

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11B.11

Land south of King William Street, Amblecote

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H14.5

Land off Lodgefield Road, Halesowen

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

NETH.H15

South of Northfield Road, Netherton

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

H11A.24

Prospect Row

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

DBDS

Griff Chains, Quarry Road, Netherton

Removed

Site previously allocated for housing but removed due to landowner engagement exercise

2011 Black Country Core Strategy (BCCS)

(also mapped in the DBDS)

WP4

(BCCS Policy WM3)

Oak Farm Clay Pit and Environs – proposed landfill site

Removed

Site became operational, has fully completed waste disposal to landfill operations, and is now closed

BCCS

WSD2

Envirotreat, Kingswinford

Removed

The waste facility has either closed or no longer qualifies as a strategic waste management site as defined by the BCP (supporting text to Policy W2)

BCCS

WSD3

Biffa, The Foxyards

Removed

BCCS

WSD4

G & M Industrial Services Ltd

Removed

BCCS

WSD7

Midlands Recycling Hub, Lye

Removed

BCCS

WSD8

Mucklow Hill Transfer Station

Removed

DBDS

WSD12

(see DBDS page 20)

Oak Farm Clay Pit landfill site

Removed

Completed waste disposal to landfill operations, and is now closed

BCCS

N/A

(See BCCS Policy WM3 – Table 17)

Satellite depot / bulking facility (for Dudley MBC)

Removed

Delivered and remains operational as Blowers Green depot, Dudley (as DBDS ref WSD11 – see DBDS page 20)

BCCS

(also mapped in the DBDS)

MSA

(BCCS Policy MIN1)

Mineral Safeguarding Area (covers almost the whole of the Black Country)

Removed

Replaced in the draft BCP by more tightly defined MSAs in Walsall

BCCS

(also mapped in the DBDS)

MA3

(BCCS Policy MIN3)

Himley / Oak Farm - Area of Search for Etruria Marl

Removed

No viable minerals remaining and relating extraction sites closed

BCCS

(also mapped in the DBDS)

MA4

(BCCS Policy MIN3)

Ketley - Area of Search for Etruria Marl

Removed

No viable minerals remaining and relating extraction site closed

BCCS

(also mapped in the DBDS)

MI4

(BCCS Policy MIN1)

Tansey Green Mineral-Related Infrastructure (potential rail freight to serve brickworks)

Removed

Stourbridge Works (brickworks) closed and redeveloped for housing; Dreadnought Works (brick and tile works) dependent on imported clay from a South Staffordshire extraction site without rail access

DBDS

ES10.1 (in part)

Dandy Bank Ph 1

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

ES11A (in part)

Castlegate Way

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

ES11A.5

Midtherm New Road

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

ES13.2

Station Rd

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

ES13.3 ––

Timmis Rd –

Removed

Lost to housing

DBDS

ES13.5

Folkes Rd

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

ES14.1

Heywood Forge, Mucklow Hill

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H16.2

Land off Darkhouse Lane, Coseley

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H16.2

Land to the East of Gibbons Lane

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H10.2

Dudley Guest Hospital Site

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H11A.1

Middlepark Road, Russells Hall

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H11A.4

Land South of Cakemore Road, Blackheath

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H13.1

Attwood Street, Lye

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H13.2

Former Holt Farm Primary School, Holt Road

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H13.6

Stewarts Road

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H13.20

Land off Homer Hill Road, Cradley

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H13.30

Land off Quarry Road, Mushroom Green

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

HO.15

Rose Hill, Quarry Bank

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

HO.14

Mons Hill, Wrens Hill Road, Dudley

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H16.6

Davies Avenue, Coseley

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H16.12

Mount Pleasant Street, Coselet

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H16.13

Saltwells Road

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

Neth. H14

Turley Street, Woodsetton

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

HO.9

Holloway Street, Lower Gornal

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

HO.19

Hockley Lane, Netherton

Removed

Site built out

DBDS

H11B.24

Plant Street/ Mill Street/ Bridge Street, Wordsley

To be removed

Site currently under construction and will be built out by BCP adoption date

DBDS

H10.6

Tansey Green Rd/ Stallings Lane

To be removed

Site currently under construction and will be built out by BCP adoption date

DBDS

H11b.6

Stourbridge College, Longlands Campus

To be removed

Site currently under construction and will be built out by BCP adoption date

DBDS

HO.23

The Portway, Kingswinford

To be removed

Site currently under construction and will be built out by BCP adoption date

Dudley AAP

OS1

King Street /Flood Street

80 - increased to 200 density uplift

OS2

Trindle Road

40

OS3

Tower Street

40

OS4

Trident Centre

60

OS5

Upper High Street

40 increased to 98 density uplift

OS6

Appleyard Site

40

OS6

Abberley Street

10

OS7

Castle Hill

35

Halesowen AAP

OS1

Pool Road

C3 Residential and B1

OS2

Trinity Point

B1 offices

OS3

Link House

C3 – 20

OS4

Little Cornbow

C3- 43

OS5

Fountain House

C3 – 30

Stourbridge AAP

OS2

Market Street

C3

OS3

Angel Passage

C3

OS6

North of Birmingham Rd

C3 - 26

OS7

Mill Race Lane

C3/B1b/c, B2 and B8

OS8

Mill Race Lane

C3/B1b/c, B2 and B8

OS9

Bradley Road

80

OS11

Lowndes Road

C3/B1b/c, B2 and B8

Policy 20

Stourbridge Wharf

C3

• Watery Lane SLINC and SINC (Wordsley);
• Coopers Wood and Lyeclose meadow SINC (Land South of Manor Way)

No Change

• Roundhill, Holbeache Land SLINC (Kingswinford);
• Ashwood Haye Fields SLINC (Kingswinford);
• Racecourse Lane SLINC (Norton);
• Manor Abbey Farm SLINC; formed from the Brickyard and Manor Abbey Hedgerows (Land south of Manor Way (Halesowen));
• Raddens Pastures SLINC; covering Raddens Pastures (Land South of Manor Way (Halesowen));
• Lyeclose Farm SLINC; covering Lyeclose Farm (Land South of Manor Way (Halesowen)); and;
• Illey Hall Farm SLINC; covering Illey Hall Farm (Land South of Manor Way (Halesowen))

Designation as new SLINCs

• St Mary's Abbey Remains SINC; covering St Mary's Abbey Remains and Manor Way Tip.

Designation of a new SINC

• Amalgamate the Tributary of Illey Brook SINC, Lyeclose Lane Wood SINC, Illey Hall Farm SLINC and Illey Brook SLINC into a single designated site;
• Kitwell Brook Valley SINC (Land South of Manor Way (Halesowen).
• Extension to the SINC Boundary around the existing Tributary of Illey Brook SINC.

Extend the boundaries of existing Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC) designations

• Ketley Quarry (Kingswinford)

• Coopers Bank north of Coopers Bank Road (Gornal)

• Coopers Bank south of Coopers Bank Road (Gornal)

Extend the existing Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) designation:

• Hurst Hill Wood (Sedgley)

Amalgamation of the Coombeswood SLINC and Coombeswood North and South SINCs into a single designated site;

Coombeswood Site of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) minor reductions to the SINC Boundary.

Amalgamation of the Tansey Green SLINC, Tansey Green East SLINC, Huntsmill Farm SLINC, Coopers Bank East SLINC, Tansey Green claypit ashbeds SINC and the western block of Russell's Hall SLINC into a single designated site; the existing Barrow Hill and Coopers Bank (SINC) Site of Importance for Nature Conservation

Amalgamation and /or extension of boundaries

• Brick Kiln Lane SINC (Gornal);
• Conference Wood and Gornal Sewage Works SLINC (Gornal)
• Revised Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC) boundary designation at: Turls Hill (Sedgley) Swanbrook Valley (Sedgley) – including reduction of boundary

Revised Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC) and Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC) boundary designations

• Caslon Wood SLINC (Cradley and Wollescote)

Boundary adjustment to an existing SLINC and the inclusion of several hedgerows within the SLINC Designations

• Minor reduction to the existing boundaries of the following designated Sites of Local Importance for Nature Conservation (SLINC); Moden Hill East (Viewfield Crescent) (Gornal)

Reduction to boundary

H9.7

1401

801

Bell Street / Dudley Road, Tipton

0.62

20

employment

H9.6

1448

81

Station Street, Tipton

1.37

43

employment

H13.8

1461

665 80 & 82

Waterfall Lane and 101-126 Station Road

0.34

8

employment

HOC11

2232

263

United Steels Ltd, Upper Church Lane Tipton

1.58

73

employment

H12.8

2372

121

Rabone Lane, Smethwick

5.98

209

employment

WBPr30

2381

Bus Depot

1.1

68

employment

WBPr31

2384

Oldbury Road

16.8

588

employment

WBPr32

2385

Brandon Way / Albion Road (North)

6.2

248

employment

WBPr33

2386

Brandon Way / Albion Road (South)

1.5

494

employment

WBPr34

2387

Brandon Way / Brandon Close

1

43

employment

WBPr38

2389

Church Lane / Gladstone Street

2.8

111

employment

H9.5

2463

150 / 856

Coneygree

7.61

300

employment

H8.5

2906

15

Darlaston Road/ Old Park Road, Kings Hill, Wednesbury

5.2

200

employment

H8.4

2907

34

Holloway Bank, Wednesbury

5.71

149

employment

H8.4

2911

334

Mounts Road, Wednesbury

1.1

39

employment

H8.2

2916

553

Whitehall Industrial Estate, Whitehall Road, Great Bridge

2.51

65

employment

H8.2

2917

555

Land between Whitehall Road and Walsall Canal, Great Bridge

0.75

23

employment

H8.1

2920

634

Land to north and west of Ridgacre Road

1.63

51

employment

H8.5

2921

642

Kings Hill Trading Estate, Darlaston Road, Wednesbury

3.28

86

employment

H8.5

2922

643

Old Park Trading Estate site on Old Park Road, Wednesbury

2.62

68

employment

H8.1

2923

654

Land to the south of Ridgacre Road, West Bromwich

1.11

35

employment

H8.1

2924

657

Church Lane, West Bromwich

0.75

24

employment

H8.4

2925

788

Site off Mount Road Wednesbury

0.49

17

employment

H8.4

2926

791

Corner of Bridge Street and Mounts Road, Wednesbury

3.15

110

employment

H8.4

2927

795

Site on corner of Woden Rd South and Bridge St, Wednesbury

1.61

56

employment

H9.1

2935

966

Wellman Robey Ltd, Newfield Road, Oldbury

4.91

129

employment

H9.4

2936

1239

CBF LTD, Wade Building Services, Groveland Road, Oldbury

1.26

40

employment

H9.5

2937

151

Fisher Street / Coneygree Road, Tipton

1.7

60

employment

H9.7

2938

265

Castle Street, Tipton

1.49

47

employment

H9.5

2943

878

Coneygre Road / Burnt Tree, Tipton

1.11

35

employment

H9.1

2944

967

Birmingham Board Co Ltd, Dudley Road East, Oldbury

1

32

employment

H9.1

2945

968

Beswick Paper, Dudley Road, Oldbury

0.96

33

employment

H9.1

2949

1196

British Gas Plc, land off Dudley Road, Oldbury

1.04

33

employment

H9.4

2950

1240

Land adjacent to Cleton Business Park, Tipton Road, Tipton

0.56

18

employment

H9.4

2951

-

Vaughan Trading Estate

19.92

349

employment

(834)

2953

Sedgley Road West, High Street, Tipton

1.12

39

employment

(145)

2955

Unit 1, Groveland Road

0.36

13

employment

(147)

2956

Upper Chapel Street / Brittania Street / 70 - 74 Dudley Road West

0.63

22

employment

(148)

2957

Dudley Road / 28 Dudley Road West

1.78

62

employment

(149)

2958

Tipton Road, Oldbury

1.76

62

employment

(247)

2960

Diamond Buses, Hallbridge Way, Oldbury

3.13

110

employment

(248)

2963

Groveland Road

1.18

41

employment

(578)

2965

Land between Great Bridge Street and William Street, Tipton

1.92

67

employment

(300)

2966

Alexandra Industrial Estate, Locarno Road / Alexandra Road, Tipton

2.2

77

employment

(911)

2967

Black Country Park, Great Bridge Street, Great Bridge

2.18

76

employment

(375) Post 2021

2969

Dudley Road West, Oldbury

0.46

16

employment

(836)

2971

Hurst Lane / Birmingham Canal / Sedgley Road, West Tipton

2.19

77

employment

(144)

2973

Burnt Tree Industrial Estate, Groveland Road

0.82

29

employment

WBPr36

2975

Swan Village Industrial Estate, West Bromwich

0.8

25

employment

H12.6

2990

200

Fitzgerald Lighting LTD, Rood End Road

1.39

44

employment

H12.7

2994

854

Oldbury Road Industrial Estate

0.57

18

employment

H13.5

3004

259 / 896

Newlyn Road

3.37

103

employment

H13.2

3010

1301

Corngreaves Road

2.8

98

employment

(789)

3013

JAS Industrial Park, Titford Lane, Oldbury

0.93

33

employment

(855)

3014

Oldbury Road, Oldbury

2.89

102

employment

(1130)

3016

230 Oldbury Road

1.48

52

employment

H13.8

3017

284

Sandwell MBC Depot and surrounds, Waterfall Lane, Cradley Heath

1.36

43

employment

3019

3019

Station Road (South), Rowley Regis

0.85

30

employment

H13.8

3020

656

Broadcott and Broadway Industrial Estates

1.49

47

employment

H13.4

3026

268

Station Street / Graingers Lane

1.3

41

employment

H13.4

3027

280

Bridge Trading Estate

0.57

19

employment

H13.5

3032

260

Oldfield Trading Estate, Oldfields, Cradley Heath

1.64

51

employment

H13.6

3034

933

Foxoak Street, Newtown Lane, Providence Street

4.82

168

employment

H13.7

3043

297

Station Road

3.21

84

employment

(724)

3140

Land at Dolton Way, between Factory Road, Bloomfield Road and railway line, Tipton.

2.62

99

employment

H13.5

3142

1302

Spinners End

0.71

25

employment

H16.2

3219

753

Bloomfield Road / Barnfield Road

0.83

26

employment

H16.3

3221

842

Bloomfield Road / Fountain Lane

1.5

53

employment

H13.6

3226

1303

Bank Street, Cradley Heath (west of Kimber Drop Forgings site)

1.3

41

employment

H9.8

3398

302

Alexandra Road / Upper Church Lane / Locarno Road, Tipton

10.43

142

employment

5129

Portway Road, Wednesbury

10.7

375

employment

5139

Brymill Industrial Estate, Brown Lion Street, Tipton

1.98

69

employment

5265

Phase 9, The Parkway, site between Stafford Street, Victoria Street and Potters Lane, Wednesbury

0.94

33

employment

5450

Barnfield Trading Estate Tipton

2.24

78

employment

5551

Ridgacre Enterprise Park, Ridgacre Road, West Bromwich

0.8

28

employment

5553

Rimstock Plc, Ridgacre Road, Black Lake, West Bromwich

1.05

37

employment

5556

Vector Industrial Park, Church Lane, West Bromwich

5.2

182

employment

5623

Brook Street Business Centre, Brook Street Community Centre, 196- 200 Bloomfield Road.

1.5

53

employment

5641

Site between Great Western Street and Potters Lane, Wednesbury

1.14

49

employment

5642

Land between Potters Lane and Stafford Street, Wednesbury

0.85

30

employment

5646

Site on Stafford Street, Wednesbury

1.45

51

employment

5648

Land at Potters Lane, Wednesbury

0.74

26

employment

5972

Former Corus Premises, Bloomfield Road, Tipton

0.56

20

employment

H9.5

6109

80

Groveland Road, Dudley Port, Tipton

0.11

7

white land

H9.7

265

93

Old Cross Street, Tipton

0.48

14

white land

5138

Nicholls Road, Tipton

3.96

139

White land - EMP4

H9.5

354

91

Park Lane West (South Staffs Depot), Tipton

2.95

77

White land - EMP4

H9.5

440

89

Orchard Street, Burnt Tree, Tipton

0.28

30

white land

H12.5

585

466

Flash Road / Broadwell Road, Oldbury

0.68

5 (36)

white land

HOC18

841

431

Wilson Road / Sycamore Road Smethwick

1.07

37

white land

H13.6

1436

71

St. Anne's Road, Cradley Heath

1.13

36

white land

WBPr37

1440

John Street North

0.49

18

white land

H8.1

1443

51

Cardigan Close / Sussex Avenue

0.14

5

white land

H12.7

1446

482

Holly Lane, Smethwick

0.53

29

white land

H12.6

1698

614

Land adjacent to 88 Wellesley Road

0.26

9

white land

H12.3

1919

1032

Former Starlight Auto Sales, Wolverhampton Road

0.23

14

white land

H12.10

1997

1037

Tudor Works, 36A Windmill Lane

0.25

24

white land

HOC9

2085

1047

Brunswick Park Trading Estate, Wednesbury

0.36

42

white land

H16.1

2227

756

Factory Road

0.44

35

white land

H13.9

2259

1071

Sentine Plastics Ltd, Wrights Lane

0.17

13

white land – EMP4

HOC11

2368

262

Summerhill Primary School, Central Avenue, Tipton

1.09

40

white land

H16.5

2370

303

Bradleys Lane / High Street

0.38

13

white land – EMP4

H12.7

2423

210

Churchill Road, Smethwick

0.5

60

white land

H8.7

2910

269

Leabrook Road / Willingsworth Road, Tipton

0.37

13

white land – EMP4

H8.2

2913

439

Sheepwash Lane / Whitehall Road, Great Bridge

0.08

3

white land

H8.2

2915

550

Land between Tinsley St and Whitehall Road, Tipton

0.28

10

white land – EMP4

H8.1

2930

804

Pembroke Way, Hateley Heath, West Bromwich

2.3

81

white land

H8.2

2931

1120

Garage on Whitehall Road, Great Bridge, Tipton

0.14

5

white land

H8.2

2932

1121

Old Inn site, Sheepwash Lane, Great Bridge, Tipton

0.04

1

white land

H8.7

2933

45

Bannister Road, Wednesbury

2.22

76

white land

H8.8

2934

154

Site on New Road, Great Bridge including St Lukes Centre

0.4

14

white land

H9.7

2942

779

Castle Street / High Street, Tipton

0.7

23

white land

H9.9

2947

1117

Railway Street, Horseley Heath, Tipton

0.35

12

white land – EMP4

H9.9

2948

1119

Salem Street, Great Bridge, Tipton

0.32

11

white land

(765)

2952

Lower Church Lane, Tipton

0.38

13

white land

(146)

2974

88-90 Dudley Road West

0.37

13

white land

H12.4

2980

109

Clay Lane, Oldbury

0.28

12

white land – EMP4

HOC13

2982

40

Tippity Green, Hawes Lane, Rowley Regis

1.13

40

white land

HOC13

2983

1135

Allsops Hill, Rowley Regis

0.38

13

white land

HOC13

2984

1282

Land at Tippity Green, Rowley Regis

4.47

150

white land

H12.1

2987

5

Wolverhampton Road and Anvil Drive, Oldbury

0.31

9

white land -EMP4

H12.10

2997

123

Cape Hill / Durban Road

2.97

94

white land

(205)

2999

South Road / Broomfield, Smethwick

0.27

10

white land

(1129)

3015

104-110 Oldbury Road, Smethwick

0.68

24

white land

H13.4

3029

587

Cradley Road (West)

0.99

33

white land

H13.4

3031

1124

Cradley Road (East)

0.41

12

white land

H13.11

3044

613

High Street, Blackheath

0.35

12

white land

HOC3

3048

1014

Land at Newton Road, Great Barr

0.2

16

white land

H16.5

3141

863

Batmanshill Road / Hobart Road

0.25

8

white land

3223

Summerton Road

0.52

18

white land – EMP4

H9.2

3224

310

10 - 60 Dudley Road East, Oldbury

2.00

70

white land – EMP4

H13.6

3225

217

Foxoak Street / St Annes Road (Kawasaki Garage)

0.4

14

white land

H12.10

3462

122

Unett Street / Raglan Road

4.6

81

white land

H13.3

3467

586

Chester Road

2.38

10

white land

5301

Potters Lane / Great Western Street, Wednesbury

0.19

6

white land – EMP4

5381

Victoria Street / Albert Street, Wednesbury

0.19

7

white land – EMP4

5643

Site between Dudley Street and Victoria Street, Wednesbury

1.18

41

white land – EMP4

6206

West Cross Centre. Oldbury Road / Mallin Street, Smethwick

1.06

37

white land

Dudley Road East / Brades Road, Oldbury

3.76

white land – EMP4

Zion Street, Tipton

2.43

white land – EMP4

70-74 Crankhall Lane

1.78

white land – EMP4

H8.3

2929

Site on corner of New Street, Hill Top, West Bromwich

1.11

Allocated as both community open space and housing H8.3 – propose to delete the housing allocation and retain the community open space allocation

GP3

DEL1

ENV9 (a)

ENV1

ENV16

ENV4

ENV18

ENV4

ENV23

ENV1, ENV2, ENV3, ENV4

Fig 3.2

ENV1, ENV3, ENV4

ENV24

ENV1, ENV3, ENV4

JP5

EMP2

JP7

EMP3 and EMP4

5.9 – 5.11

CSP2 and CEN11

S2

CEN1, CEN2, CEN3, CEN4, CSP2 and Walsall LPA Chapter

S3 (b)

CEN1, CEN6

S4 (a), (b), (c), (e), (f), (g), 5.31, 5.32, 5.34, 5.35, 5.36.

CEN1, CEN2, CEN3, CSP4, ENV9

S6 (a), (b)

CEN4, CEN5, CEN6

S7 (a) II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, (b), (c), (d), (e)

CEN5, CEN6

H4

HOU3

H7

HOU6

T2 (a)

TRAN1

T3

TRAN, TRAN4

T4 (f)

TRAN3

T5

TRAN2

T6

TRAN6, TRAN8

T7 (a), (c), (d)

TRAN7

T8

TRAN5

T9

TRAN5

T11

TRAN5

Part II 9.12-9.14, 9.16-- 9.18

MIN1, MIN2, MIN3, MIN4

All remaining 'saved' policies are to be carried forward

Walsall Town Centre Area Action Plan 2019

All policies to be carried forward

RC1

n/a

Replaced by spatial strategy and policies CSP1 to CSP4. The regeneration Corridors will be replaced by the Core Growth Areas

HC1

All sites except where development is now complete or under construction

Walsall Site Allocations Chapter carries forward housing allocations in SAD

HC3

n/a

Replaced by policy HOU3

HC4

All sites except as below

Walsall Site Allocations Chapter carries forward allocations in SAD except as below

HC4

New Showpeople Site GT45

96 and 100 Lindon Road, Brownhills

Not carried forward.

No evidence of demand despite site being marketed

HC4

New Showpeople Site HO11

Somerford Place (former Dorsetts Scrapyard), Willenhall

Not carried forward.

No evidence of demand or deliverability

HC4

New Showpeople Site HO61

Canalside Close, Goscote

No evidence of demand or deliverability

IND1

All sites subject to note below

Replaced by Policy EMP2 subject to note below

IND2

All sites subject to note below

Replaced by Policy EMP2 subject to note below

IND3

All sites subject to note below

Replaced by Policy EMP3 subject to note below

IND4

All sites subject to note below

Replaced by Policy EMP4 subject to note below

IND5

All sites subject to note below

Replaced by Policy EMP1 subject to note below

IND1 to IND5

The detailed boundaries and categorisations of most occupied and vacant existing and potential employment land has been changed as a result of the assessment of land by the BEAR and EDNA studies. BCP policy EMP1 also proposes the allocations of a number of new employment sites that are not referred to in the SAD.

Walsall Local Centre Designations

Existing SAD policies to be retained.

Walsall Open Space Designations

Existing SAD policies to be retained.

Walsall Site Allocation Document

New Showpeople Sites / GT45

96 and 100 Lindon Road, Brownhills

Removed.

No evidence of need despite site being marketed

Walsall Site Allocation Document

New Showpeople Sites / HO11

Somerford Place (former Dorsetts Scrapyard), Willenhall

Removed

No evidence of need

Walsall Site Allocation Document

New Showpeople Sites / HO61

Canalside Close, Goscote

Removed

No evidence of need

Site Allocations Document (SAD)

WP3

MP7

Sandown Quarry

Stubbers Green Road, Aldridge

Quarry waste

Removal of potential waste site and permitted mineral site (brick clay extraction)

Closed. Proposed BCP allocation for employment use.

Black Country Core Strategy (BCCS)

WP6

SAD

MP8

Vigo Utopia

Coppice Lane, Walsall Wood

Landfill (non-hazardous)

Removal of Permitted Mineral Site

Decommissioned former clay extraction site has now been restored as an area of open space.

BCCS

MI1

Former Bace Groundworks

Coppice Lane, Aldridge

Aggregates Recycling

Removal of Minerals Infrastructure Site

Closed in 2012, now occupied by a haulage contractor.

SAD

MI1

BCCS

WSWa2

Branton Hill Landfill Site

Branton Hill Quarry, off Chester Road, Aldridge

Landfill (inert)

Removal of Existing Waste Disposal Site

Closed.

SAD

WS2

BCCS

WSWa7

Metal & Waste Recycling

Bull Lane, Moxley

Recycling

Removal of Existing Waste Disposal Site

Closed.

SAD

WS8

BCCS

WSWa13

Jute Works

Bridgeman Street, Pleck

Metal & Waste Recycling

Removal of Existing Waste Disposal Site

Closed.

SAD

WS13

BCCS

WSWa15

Vigo / Utopia Treatment Plants

Coppice Lane, Walsall Wood

Landfill leachate treatment, Landfill gas plant

Removal of Strategic Waste Site

Former landfill (Closed). The landfill gas plant and leachate treatment plant to the south of the former landfill are still operational but are contracted so as to be considered non-strategic.

SAD

WS15

SAD

MP6

Highfields South

Coppice Lane, Walsall Wood

Clay Extraction

Removal of Permitted Mineral Site

Clay extraction ceased at Highfields South in 2013, remains allocated for non-hazardous waste landfill. Operational, expected to close by 2025

BCCS

MIN1

MSA on BCCS Proposals Map

Covers most of the Black Country

Mineral Safeguarding Area

Removed / Replaced

Replaced in the draft BCP by more tightly defined and individual MSAs in Walsall Borough.

WUDP

Housing allocation / H9

Goldthorn Hill Pumping Station and Allotments

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

WUDP

Green Belt boundary

Various locations (see Table 43)

Amendments

To release sites for development through the Black Country Plan.

SRCAAP

Housing allocation / HP3

Showell Road / Bushbury Lane

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

SRCAAP

Housing allocation / HP6

Bus Depot, Park Lane

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

SRCAAP

Housing allocation / HP7

Bluebird Industrial Estate and site to rear, Park Lane

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

SRCAAP

Housing allocation / HP8

Assa Abloy building and former petrol station, Cannock Road

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

BCAAP

Housing allocation / H3

Dixon Street

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

BCAAP

Housing allocation / H4

Reliance Trading Estate

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

BCAAP

Housing allocation / H5

Wolverhampton Street / Shale Street

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10a

Tower and Fort Works, Blakenhall & Graiseley Character Area

Removed

Site built-out

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10b

Former Sunbeam Factory, Blakenhall & Graiseley Character Area

Removed

Site built out

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10c

Ablow Street, Blakenhall Character Area

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10e

Land north of Graiseley Hill, Blakenhall & Graiseley Character Area

Removed

Site no longer available for development.

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10f

Former Metal Castings Site, Blakenhall & Graiseley Character Area

Removed

Site no longer available for development.

CCAAP

Housing allocation / 10h

Moorfield Road, Blakenhall & Graiseley Character Area

Removed

Site no longer developable for housing.

SRCAAP / BCAAP / CCAAP

High Quality Employment Areas (HQEA) / Potential High-Quality Employment Areas (PHQ) / Local Quality Employment Areas (LQEA) / Employment Development Opportunities (EDO) / Employment Investment Areas (EIA)

Various

Removed

Replaced by Policy EMP1- EMP4 employment designations in Black Country Plan

SRCAAP

Policy SRC1 – Delivering High Quality and Local Employment Opportunities

Paragraphs 2.3 – 2.10

EMP1 - EMP4

SRCAAP

Policy SRC4 – Delivering Sustainable Levels of Housing

Paragraphs 2.20 – 2.26

HOU1

BCAAP

Policy BC1 – Delivering Sustainable Levels of Housing

Paragraphs 2.3 – 2.13

HOU1

BCAAP

Policy BC2 – Delivering High Quality and Local Employment Opportunities (excluding final two paragraphs relating to Hickman Avenue and Willenhall Road)

Paragraphs 2.14 – 2.21

EMP1 – EMP4

CCAAP

Policy CC4 – Providing Sufficient Employment Land

Paragraphs 3.1.14 – 3.1.17

EMP1 – EMP4

CCAAP

Policy CC7 – Delivering a Sustainable Mix of Housing (part (a) housing targets only)

HOU1

HNP

Housing allocation

H3

Culwell Industrial Estate

Site no longer developable for housing.

HNP

Mixed employment / housing allocation

E4 / H4

RDP Electronics Ltd, Grove Street

Site no longer developable for housing.

HNP

Housing allocation

H7

New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Road

Site no longer developable for housing.