This page includes correspondence and documents from the Inspector, Council, Programme Officer, and Representors and other parties following submission of the Local Plan for examination.
- ID01 Inspector's Initial Letter 130325
- ID02 Inspector's Stage 1 Guidance Note V3
- ID03 Inspector's Stage 1 Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs)
- ID04 Stage 1 Draft Hearing Timetable V1
- ID04 Stage 1 Draft Hearing Timetable V5
- ID05 Inspector’s Stage 2 Guidance Note
- ID06 Inspector’s Stage 2 Matters, Issues and Questions (MIQs)
- ID07 Stage 2 Draft Hearing timetable V4
- ID08 Inspector's Letter re Ministerial Letter
- ID09 Inspector's First Post Hearing Letter
- DMBC01 Black Country Employment Land Supply Paper 2024 Update
- DMBC02 HRA Air Quality Clarification Letter 070425
- DMBC03 Appendix 3 Harm Assessments from the Black Country Green Belt Study (2019)
- DMBC04 Regulation 24 Notice of Examination Hearings
- DMBC05 Appendix 8 Black Country Transport Modelling (2024)
- DMBC06 Addendum 1 – Response to National Highway Queries Modelling for Local Plans in the Black Country
- DMBC07 GBBCHMA Strategic Growth Study Feb 2018
- DMBC07a GBBCHMA Strategic Growth Study Appendices Feb 2018
- DMBC08 GBBCHMA Position Statement 2018
- DMBC09 GBBCHMA Position Statement 2020
- DMBC10 GBBCHMA Position Statement Addendum 2020-21
- DMBC10a GBBCHMA Position Statement Addendum Appendix 1 2021
- DMBC10b GBBCHMA Position Statement Addendum Appendix 2 2021
- DMBC11 GBBCHMA Position Statement Addendum 2020-21 (April 2023)
- DMBC12 Draft West Midlands Metropolitan Area (WMMA) Local Aggregate Assessment, 2025 (2023 DATA)
- DMBC13 Addendum to Appendix 5 SD029 - Dudley Local Plan Submission (Regulation 22) - Duty to Cooperate Compliance Statement
- DMBC14 Duty to Cooperate Letter - Shropshire Council and Dudley Council April 2025 (Redacted)
- DMBC15 Matter 1 Note on the Plan Period
- DMBC16 Matter 2 Note on the Apportionment of DtC Employment Land Contributions
- DMBC17 Matter 4 Note on Flood Zone 3a and 3b
- DMBC18 Brierley Hill Area Action Plan
- DMBC18a Brierley Hill Area Action Plan Policies Map
- DMBC19 Change in 5YHLS position 24.6.25
- DMBC20 Stage 1 Action Points
- DMBC21 Duty to Co-operate minutes from the inception of plan making to submission
- CE005A Dudley Borough Strategic Town District and Local Centre Healthchecks (2023)
- DMBC21a Addendum to DMBC21 Action Point 06 - Redaction explanation
- DMBC22 Response to comments received on DMBC21 Action Point 06
- DMBC23 Action Point 07 - Note on Gypsy and Traveller need
- DMBC24 Action Point 08 - Note on Affordable Housing
- DMBC25 Action Point 09 - Note on Site Allocation BHH005
- DMBC26 Action Point 10 - Note on Housing Delivery
- DMBC26a Addendum to AP10 - Housing Supply 2024 to 2041
- DMBC27 Action Point 11 - Two scenarios for 5 year housing land supply
- DMBC28 Action Point 12a & 12b - Note on Windfalls
- DMBC29 Action point 13 - Employment figures for plan period 2024-2041
- DMBC30 Action Point 14 Policy Review (superseded by DMBC30a)
- DMBC30a Action Point 14a (supersedes DMBC30 Action Point 14 response)
- DMBC30b Addendum to AP14A - Chapter 16 Transport - Version 3
- DMBC31 Action Point 15 Note on Employment Sites
- DMBC32 Action Point 16 Note on Older Persons Housing
- DMBC33 Action Point 17 Note on Strategic and Non-Strategic Policies
- DMBC34a Sept25Plan Viability AH Appraisals (10-18) MVBF Pragmatic v2.1
- DMBC34b Sept25Plan Viability AH Appraisals (19-27) HVBF Pragmatic v2.1
- DMBC34c Sept25Plan Viability AH Appraisals (35-41) MVGF Pragmatic v2.1
- DMBC34d Sept25Plan Viability AH Appraisals (42-48) HVGF Pragmatic v2.1
- DMBC35 Dudley HMA sub-area analysis 2024
- DMBC36 Council's Response to ID08
- DMBC37 AP18 Response - DLP Part 2 policies DLPBH1, D1, S1, H1
- DMBC38 AP19 Note on Canals on Policies Maps
- DMBC39 AP20 Note on Historic Environment
- DMBC40 AP21 Note on Parkland References at Corbett Meadow
- DMBC41 Stage 2 Action Points
- DMBC42 List of Main Modifications proposed by the Council
- DMBC43 AP22 Note on DLP67
- DMBC44 AP23 Note on Viability
- DMBC45 AP24 Discussion Paper on Transitional Arrangements
Further relevant documents can be found in the Examination Library.
- SOCG01 Letter from Telford and Wrekin Council regarding GBBCHMA Statement of Common Ground
- SOCG02 Statement Of Common Ground Between Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council & Wolverhampton Council Revision 1 (Supersedes DC013)
- SOCG03 Statement of Common Ground between Greater Birmingham Black Country Housing Market Area (GBBCHMA) May 2025 (Supersedes DC010)
- SOCG04 Black Country FEMA SoCG Updated Signed Version - Redacted January 2025 (Superseded by SOCG07) v2
- SOCG05 Dudley MBC and Bromsgrove BC Statement of Common Ground - April 2025 v1
- SOCG06 SOCG06 Dudley MBC and Bromsgrove BC Statement of Common Ground - April 2025 v2
- SOCG07 Black Country FEMA SoCG Updated Signed Version - Redacted January 2025 (supersedes SOCG04) v3
- SCOG08 Black Country FEMA SoCG updated signed version – Redacted January 2025 (supersedes SOCG07) v40
- SCOG09 Canal and River Trust Question 50 Response
- LC01 NHS Black Country Integrated Care Board [372] redacted
- LC02 Halesowen Abbey Trust [587]
- LC03 National Trust [454]
- LC04 Walsall Council [590]
- LC05 Taylor Wimpey [272]
- LC06 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- LC07 Barberry Summerhill Limited [289]
- LC08 St Modwen Homes [583]
- LC09 Charles Church Homes [398] and Persimmon Homes [292]
- LC10 Friends of Homer Hill Park [269]
- LC11 Clowes Development LTD [345]
- LC12 Pegasus Grab Hire Ltd [328]
- LC13 Feofess of Oldswinford Hospital (The Foundation) [354]
- LC14 Mr George Morran [88]
Hearing Statements
- M1.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M2.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M3.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M3.01a Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M4.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.01a Issue 1 Table Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Superseded
- M5.01a Issue 1 Table Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Version 2
- M5.01b Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.01c Issue 3 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Superseded
- M5.01c Issue 3 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Version 2
- M5.01d Issue 4 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M6.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M7.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M7.01a Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M8.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M9.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M10.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M11.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M11.01a Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M12.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M13.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M13.01a Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M14.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M15.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M16.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M17.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M17.01a Appendix 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M1.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M1.02 William Davis Homes [148]
- M1.03 Home Builders Federation [324]
- M1.04 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- M1.05 St Modwen Homes [583]
- M1.06 Persimmon Homes [292] & Charles Church Homes [398]
- M1.07 Taylor Wimpey [272]
- M1.08 Police Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM) [451]
- M2.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M2.02 Birmingham City Council [602]
- M2.03 William Davis Homes [148]
- M2.04 Walsall Council [590]
- M2.04a Walsall Council [590]
- M2.04b Walsall Council [590]
- M2.05 Home Builders Federation [324]
- M2.06 Clowes Developments [345]
- M2.07 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- M2.08 Bromsgrove District Council [434]
- M2.09 CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M2.09a CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M2.09b CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M2.10 South Staffordshire Council [405]
- M2.11 Lichfield District Council [380]
- M2.11a Lichfield District Council [380]
- M2.12 St Modwen Homes [583]
- M2.13 Feoffess of Oldswinford Hospital (the foundation) [354]
- M2.14 Barberry Summerhill Limited [289]
- M2.15 Worcester Lane Limited [314]
- M2.16 Persimmon Homes [292] & Charles Church Homes [398]
- M2.17 Taylor Wimpey [272]
- M2.18 Sandwell Council [419]
- M3.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M3.01a Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M3.02 Corbett Meadow Action Group [316]
- M3.03 William Davis Homes [148]
- M3.04 Home Builders Federation [324]
- M3.05 Clowes Developments [374]
- M3.06 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- M3.07 St Modwen Homes [583]
- M3.08 Feoffess of Oldswinford Hospital (the foundation) [354]
- M3.09 Barberry Summerhill Limited [289]
- M3.10 Worcester Lane Limited [314]
- M3.11 Persimmon Homes [292] & Charles Church Homes [398]
- M3.12 Taylor Wimpey [272]
- M3.13 Police Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM) [451]
- M5.01 Issue 1 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.01a Issue 1 Table Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Superseded
- M5.01a Issue 1 Table Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Version 2
- M5.01b Issue 2 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.01c Issue 3 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council - Superseded
- M5.01c Issue 3 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council Version 2
- M5.01d Issue 4 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M5.02 William Davis Homes [148]
- M5.03 Churchill Retirement Living and McCarthy Stone [376]
- M5.04 Home Builders Federation [324]
- M5.05 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- M5.06 CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M5.06a CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M5.06b CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M5.07 Hagley Parish Council [386]
- M5.08 St Modwen Homes [583]
- M5.09 Barberry Summerhill Limited [289]
- M5.10 Worcester Lane Limited [314]
- M5.11 Persimmon Homes [292] & Charles Church Homes [398]
- M5.12 Taylor Wimpey [272]
- M5.13 Wall Heath & Kingswinford Green Belt Group [154]
- M5.14 Police Crime Commissioner for West Midlands (PCCWM) [451]
- M5.15 Hammond Chemicals Limited (593)
- M5.16 Mr Chris Horn [251]
- M8.01 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
- M8.02 William Davis Homes [148]
- M8.03 Home Builders Federation [324]
- M8.04 Clowes Developments [374]
- M8.05 St Philips Land Limited [599]
- M8.06 CPRE West Midlands Group [349]
- M8.07 Hagley Parish Council [386]
- M8.08 St Modwen Homes [583]
- M8.09 Barberry Summerhill Limited [289]
- M8.10 Worcester Lane Limited [314]
- M8.11 Persimmon Homes [292] & Charles Church Homes [398]
- M8.12 Taylor Wimpey [272]