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BBC News
02-07-2025
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Clearance work complete at Wolverhampton development site
Work to clear a site for hundreds of new homes in Wolverhampton has been completed, as groundworks for the development of Wolverhampton Council said the Canalside South development would provide 530 homes in what it called a "massive investment and boost to confidence" for the development is on the site of former industrial and canal buildings including a former British Steel plant, bringing back into use land which has been unused for more than 15 Park councillor Chris Burden said it would provide "good homes in good places for local people". The 17.5-acre site will include a variety of homes from flats to three-bedroom townhouses, plus open spaces and commercial businesses. Burden, the council's cabinet member for development, said: "We're looking forward to this scheme being delivered, bringing new homes next to bus, train and tram infrastructure."The development will be completed in three phases, with the first 150 homes expected to be ready in about two final units are not due for completion until autumn 2031. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
BBC News
11-03-2025
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Wolverhampton local plan promotes 'brownfield-first approach'
A council has submitted a local plan, which focuses on building on brownfield land and City of Wolverhampton Council's plan will guide future development in the city up to 2042. It has been sent to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government for an independent public the key features identified are areas for housing, environmental areas to protect, and key transport schemes to guide design and secure infrastructure."We continue to promote a brownfield-first approach, and we are pressing ahead with a Wolverhampton Local Plan that does not contain any green belt sites," said councillor Chris Burden. "It is critical to have a Local Plan in place to provide certainty for our communities and support regeneration and investment in our city."The Wolverhampton Local Plan will help facilitate a vibrant mixed-use city centre, enable new housing and employment opportunities on brownfield sites across the city, support local centres, and strengthen the local economy."The plan builds on work undertaken during the Black Country plan process and has been informed by two consultations in the last 12 council had already made it a priority to use brownfield February, the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) gave a £20m loan to the city's Canalside South scheme, which will see more than 530 homes delivered across the former British Steel and Crane Foundry site and land off Qualcast Road, which has been derelict for 15 November, more than £1m of government funding was secured for two brownfield housing developments - on the former Loxdale Primary School in Bilston and Stowheath Day Training Centre, in East councils are required to prepare a Local Plan that decides where new development will be located, how development will be designed and managed, and which areas will be protected from development. Follow BBC Wolverhampton & Black Country on BBC Sounds, Facebook, X and Instagram.
