This page offers links to a variety of interactive and static mapping which displays information about the local area. To use this facility, please select from the options below:
My Neighbourhood - Provides a text based search on any property within the borough and reports local information pertaining to it. This includes details of political representation, nearby schools, amenities, recycling information, planning history and much more. A choice is given whether to display results against either static or interactive mapping.
GIS-MO (Getting Information Simply - Mapping Online) - Provides access to a wide variety of interactive map-based information covering Dudley Metropolitan Borough. Search for specific addresses, find your nearest service or facility, undertake on-screen measurements and much more besides...
GIS-MO for Historic Mapping - Provides an interactive facility to view borough mapping dating from 1881 through to the present day and aerial photography from 1945 to 2009. A range of other similar historical data resources are also viewable.
Planning and the environment:
Adopted Unitary Development Plan - View what land use policies and proposals apply to specific areas within the borough using this interactive map-based service.
Environmental Permits - From here you can find out if a property within the borough is located near to a premise that currently holds an Environmental Permit issued by Dudley Council, or a permit that has been revoked or surrendered since 1st April 2008. For these premises you can also view a datasheet providing the company details and the associated permit.
Landfill Information - From here you can find out whether a property within the borough is located near any of the closed landfill sites held in the Council's records. For most sites you can view a datasheet giving additional information about that location.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) Diffusion Tubes - Under the provisions of the 1995 Environmental Act, all local authorities in England and Wales are required to assess air quality against a set of national targets for seven key pollutants. The Environmental Protection Service of Dudley MBC has identified locations where nitrogen dioxide levels may exceed the national objective and these are routinely monitored. This application shows approximate current and historic locations of the measuring devices and the annual NO2 levels recorded.
Out and about:
Council Location Map - Provides a static location map of council offices in Dudley town centre (also downloadable in pdf format).
Getting to Dudley - Use the Transport Direct search facility to plan your journey to Dudley using either private or public transport.
Parking in Dudley - Provides details of both off-street car parks run by Dudley Council and on-street parking, stopping and waiting restrictions. Links are provided to information such as limited waiting restriction times. Note only those car parks owned and managed by Dudley Council are shown.
Urban and Rural Paths - Shows car-free walking, cycling and riding routes in Dudley Borough, together with locations such as schools, libraries and leisure facilities.
Walkzone - A joint initiative with Dudley Public Health aimed at reducing cases of Cardiovascular Disease by encouraging physical activity. The Walkzone enables users to interactively plot a walking route suitable for their individual ability, providing automatic calculations of distance, number of steps and target completion time.
Winter Gritting Routes - Shows the winter gritting routes within the borough.
System Requirements
Interactive maps are best viewed with a screen resolution of 800 x 600 or greater (1024 x 768 recommended). They also perform best with broadband access because dial-up internet connection may result in unacceptable download times. Due to the volume of information that can be retrieved, users may need to scroll down the page to view every search result returned.