Wolverhampton - Local Plans

CITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON COUNCIL 

STATEMENT OF REPRESENTATIONS PROCEDURE NOTICE 

Making representations on the Wolverhampton Local Plan (Issues & Preferred Options Stage) and associated Sustainability Appraisal, through Regulation 18 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012. 

Title of the Plan: 

WOLVERHAMPTON LOCAL PLAN (ISSUES & PREFERRED OPTIONS STAGE) 

Subject Matter and area covered by the Plan: 

City of Wolverhampton Council has published the Wolverhampton Local Plan (Issues & Preferred Options) (Regulation 18) and associated Sustainability Appraisal that it intends to consult on for a period of six weeks (26 February 2024 - 10 April 2024). The Wolverhampton Local Plan will cover the whole of the administrative area of City of Wolverhampton Council, will set out where new housing and employment development and infrastructure investment will take place up to 2042, areas of the City where development will be restricted, and areas of importance which will be priorities for conservation and enhancement. The Plan will also include a set of ‘policies’ – the rules which are used to determine planning applications for a wide range of development proposals.

Period for making representations:

Representations are invited on the Issues & Preferred Options Stage for a period of six weeks beginning on Monday 26 February 2024 and ending on Wednesday 10April 2024 at 5.00pm. Representations received after this time will not be accepted.

Where to inspect the documents

The Wolverhampton Local Plan Issues & Preferred Options documents are available to view from 26 February on the Wolverhampton Local Plan webpage: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/localplan

A summary leaflet and survey/response forms, and the main documents (for reference) will also be available to view at Wolverhampton Civic Centre and all Wolverhampton libraries: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/find-library

If you need help understanding the documents, completing the survey/response forms, or would like to discuss with Planning Officers, please contact the Wolverhampton Local Plan Team at: or localplan@wolverhampton.gov.uk Tel: 01902 551155.

You can view the consultation documents and speak to Planning Officers at the following drop-in sessions: 

Wednesday 6 March 9am - 5pm , at Wolverhampton Civic Centre, St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1SH 

Thursday 7 March 3pm - 7pm Saturday 9 March, 10am - 2pm , and at Wolverhampton Central Library, Snow Hill, Wolverhampton WV1 3AX 

Tuesday 12 March 10am - 1pm , at Wednesfield Library, 2 Well Lane, Wednesfield WV11 1XT 

Wednesday 13 March 4pm - 7pm , at Bilston Library, Mount Pleasant, Bilston WV14 7LU 

Thursday 14 March 2pm - 5pm , at Tettenhall Library, St Michael's Parish Centre, Upper Street, Tettenhall WV6 8QF

How to make representations and address to which representations should be sent: 

The easiest way to comment as part of the consultation is to complete the online survey/response forms at: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/localplan-respond

Please email electronic responses to: localplan@wolverhampton.gov.uk 

Please send paper responses to: Wolverhampton Local Plan, City Planning, City of Wolverhampton Council, Civic Centre, St Peter’s Square, Wolverhampton WV1 1RP, or hand them in at Wolverhampton Civic Centre

The name(s) of respondents and the content of representations received cannot be treated as confidential and will be made available for public viewing (signatures, postal addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses and any equality monitoring data will not be published) please see the Privacy Notice at: www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/localplan

Request for notification of Local Plan progress:  

The online and hard copies of the survey/response forms contain an option for respondents to not receive future notifications in relation to the progress of the Wolverhampton Local Plan. Notification of Local Plan progress specifically relates to the following stages:

l Publication (Regulation 19) version of the Wolverhampton Local Plan for consultation 

l Submission of the Wolverhampton Local Plan to the Secretary of State for independent examination under Section 20 of the Planning and Compulsory PurchaseAct 2004 

l Publication of the recommendations of the Planning Inspector appointed by the Secretary of State to carry out the independent examination 

l Adoption of the Wolverhampton Local Plan by the Council

l Future revisions to the Local Plan, new planning policies and guidance 

Dated 23 February 2024

David Pattison Chief Operating Officer and Solicitor to the Council Civic Centre, St Peter’s Square Wolverhampton WV1 1RG