6 - Have your say on a multi-million pound masterplan for Brierley Hill

 

People are being asked to help shape the future regeneration and investment in and around the town centre.

 

Blueprints include new shops, homes, health and leisure complexes and offices as part of plans to pump millions of pounds into the area.

 

There will also be improved accessibility through new streets and public transport links to buses and the proposed extension to the Midland Metro.

 

A major public consultation programme is now set to be launched for the public to have their say on the Brierley Hill Area Action Plan.

 

 

“These are exciting proposals we are drawing up, which will revolutionise shopping, working and socialising in Brierley Hill.

 

“The public can help shape a very exciting future for the town.”

 

The proposals will link Brierley Hill High Street with Merry Hill and the Waterfront, to become one centre.

 

The plans will tie into the Regional Spatial Strategy, which has been drawn up through the Black Country Study, and will see Brierley Hill become the strategic centre for Dudley. Dudley will maintain its heritage focus with Castle Hill, the museum and Wren’s Nest.

 

The proposals in the Brierley Hill Area Action Plan, which will outline future development in the town until 2021, are due to be put to Dudley Council’s cabinet on February 13.

 

The final draft of the scheme will be sent to the Secretary of State for examination, and, it is hoped, will be adopted next year (2009).