Dudley Council is currently preparing a Supplementary Planning Document to provide further guidance on urban design in the new strategic town centre of Brierley Hill. This Supplementary Planning Document will support and should be read in conjuction with the emerging Brierely Hill Area Action Plan. This Area Action Plan is being prepared by the Council in partnership with key stakeholders which will guide the regeneration of the High Street, Merry Hill and the Waterfront, up to 2026. The Brierley Hill Area Action Plan will form part of Dudley’s planning framework once it is adopted, and it will be the starting point for making decisions on planning applications in the area.
The Urban Design SPD will improve the quality of Brierley Hill’s urban environment and encourage a high standard of design for new developments occuring under the framework of the Brierley Hill Area Action Plan (AAP). This document stems from the overarching policies in the AAP and will provide advice for developers, public bodies and planners with regard to the design and assessment of urban development in Brierley Hill.
The aim of the SPD is to bring about a design and development process that responds better to meeting local opportunities and needs, and encourages high quality developments that have minimal impact on natural resources. Improving the quality of the existing built environment and the design of new development in Brierley Hill is an essential part of the spatial planning process. This document aims to ensure that new development builds on and enhances Brierley Hill’s local distinctiveness, townscape character and urban form.
We have recently undertaken a 6 week period of ‘Frontlaoding Consultation’ which ended on 18th October to help identify the issues that this document should respond to. The responses and comments received will now be used to prepare a consultation report which will be subject to a further 6-week statutory consultation in April 2011 when again, you will be able to give your views. A summary report of the consultation responses will be posted on this webpage soon. It is anticipated that the Urban Design in Brierley Hill SPD will be adopted in September 2011.
On Thursday 2nd September a presentation on the Urban Design SPD was given to the attendees of the Brierley Hill Town Centre Partnership. A copy of this presentation is available to view below.
