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Regeneration in Dudley

Dudley's regeneration covers Local Plan brownfield sites, Swan Street and the Dudley Neighbourhood Board's Pride in Place plan.

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The place

Dudley's regeneration is anchored in its adopted Local Plan, which names priority brownfield sites at Ketley Quarry, Waterfront Way and Portersfield in Dudley town centre, alongside council-led estate schemes at Swan Street in Netherton and Beacon Rise in Sedgley.

Who decides and delivers

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority for local housing need and its own new-build programme, sitting within the West Midlands Combined Authority's seven-borough area, and is the accountable body for Pride in Place and the Dudley Local Plan 2041. The Dudley Neighbourhood Board, covering the corridor from Priory to Dudley Wood including Netherton and Dudley town centres, shapes and signs off the borough's single Pride in Place plan. Delivery partners named in the briefing include Morro Partnerships and Jessup Partnership, alongside registered provider Black Country Housing Group.

What each edition tracks

Each quarterly edition tracks progress on the Local Plan's priority sites, council-led schemes and the Dudley Neighbourhood Board's Community Grants Fund. This edition is dated to 19 September 2026, the day its research was checked.

Current edition

Q3 2026

As at 19 September 2026

Funding, places and delivery. A briefing for the organisations bringing forward homes and regeneration across Dudley, Brierley Hill, Halesowen and Stourbridge. Research checked 19 September 2026.

Regeneration projects in Dudley

Dudley's adopted Local Plan names six priority brownfield sites for new homes, including Ketley Quarry in Kingswinford, Waterfront Way in Brierley Hill and Portersfield in Dudley town centre. The council is separately building affordable-rent homes at Swan Street in Netherton, and has already delivered smaller council-led schemes at Beacon Rise in Sedgley and Lower Valley Road in Brierley Hill. WMCA-funded transport infrastructure, including the Metro extension and a new interchange, runs alongside the town centre sites.

Construction and housing funding in Dudley

Homes England and the National Housing Bank fund national grant to Dudley's own new-build schemes, including at Swan Street, Beacon Rise and Lower Valley Road. Dudley sits within the seven-borough West Midlands Combined Authority area, though it is not named as one of the authority's specific growth corridors. The borough holds a single Pride in Place allocation, run by the Dudley Neighbourhood Board and its Community Grants Fund; unlike neighbouring boroughs, Dudley does not hold a separate Pride in Place Impact Fund allocation.

Who decides regeneration in Dudley

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority for local housing need, runs its own new-build programme, and is the accountable body for Pride in Place and the Dudley Local Plan 2041. The Dudley Neighbourhood Board, covering the corridor from Priory to Dudley Wood, shapes and signs off the borough's single Pride in Place plan. Named delivery partners across recent schemes include Morro Partnerships and Jessup Partnership, working alongside registered provider Black Country Housing Group.

King Street, Dudley town centre Illustrative visualisation, AI-generated; adapted from a photograph by P L Chadwick, CC BY-SA 2.0

Questions about regeneration in Dudley

What regeneration is happening in Dudley?
Dudley's regeneration includes six priority brownfield sites named in the adopted Local Plan, such as Ketley Quarry, Waterfront Way and Portersfield, alongside council-led affordable housing at Swan Street in Netherton and already-delivered schemes at Beacon Rise and Lower Valley Road.
How is construction and housing funded in Dudley?
Dudley's council-led schemes draw on Homes England grants, while the borough sits within the West Midlands Combined Authority's seven-borough area without a named growth corridor of its own. A single Pride in Place allocation, run by the Dudley Neighbourhood Board, funds wider local priorities, though Dudley holds no separate Impact Fund allocation.
Who leads regeneration in Dudley?
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is the planning authority and accountable body for Pride in Place and the Local Plan 2041, running its own new-build programme. The Dudley Neighbourhood Board oversees the borough's single Pride in Place area, and delivery partners include Morro Partnerships, Jessup Partnership and Black Country Housing Group.

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