Abandoned land in borough to be used for new homes

More than 60 derelict brownfield sites in Dudley could be redeveloped for up to 500 new homes.

Dudley Council has made a list of abandoned land in the borough and has selected a shortlist of 24 sites to take part in a new scheme.

Land in Cavell Road and Wolverhampton Street are on the list and it is hoped that each site could deliver up to 40 homes, said the local authority.

Derelict former council land in Enville Street, Stourbridge, has also been sold with planning permission for 10 new homes.

A working group was set up with councillors and officers that identified the long list of sites.

As part of the stalled sites scheme, a row of derelict shops on Colley Gate, Halesowen, has been bulldozed and tidied up, ready for eventual sale.

Councillor Paul Bradley, deputy leader of the council, said the scheme had targeted land that had been unused for a long time, was untidy, or where development had stalled.

He said: "We have always been clear that our approach to development is brownfield first, with green belt only used as a very last resort.

"This programme will reduce the pressure on our green spaces and preserve them for future generations while bringing eyesore sites back into use that have been a blight on the landscape for far too long."

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