Dudley Local Plan

Dudley Council's Local Plan consists of the following documents:

• The Black Country Core Strategy (February 2011)
• Dudley Borough Development Strategy (February 2017)
• Brierley Hill Area Action Plan (August 2011)
• Dudley Area Action Plan (February 2017)
• Halesowen Area Action Plan (October 2013)
• Stourbridge Area Action Plan (October 2013)

Supplementary planning documents (SPD) set out further guidance to support the policies in the Development Plan:

• Access for All SPD
• Blackbrook Valley area Local Development Order
• Black Country Air Quality Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
• Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)
• Design for Community Safety SPG
• Dudley Area Development Framework
• Design in Brierley Hill Town Centre SPD
• Glass Quarter SPD
• Historic Environment SPD
• Nature Conservation SPD
• New Housing Development SPD
• Open Space, Sport and Recreation SPD
• Parking Standards SPD
• Planning for Health SPD
• Planning Obligations SPD
• Renewable Energy Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)
• Shopfront and Advertisement Supplementary Planning Document (SPD)

Further documents to support the plans above are:

• Dudley Council’s policy for consultation on preparing policies and for planning applications is available to view in the ‘Statement of Community Involvement’.
• The performance of the policies in the Development Plan is regularly monitored and reported in the ‘Authority’s Monitoring Report’.
• Further information to support the policies is available in the ‘Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment’, ‘Parks and Green Space Strategy’ and ‘Black Country Strategic Flood Risk Assessment’.