Sustainability Appraisal, Evidence & Plan Preparation Documents

The significant evidence and background documents which have supported the preparation of the Wolverhampton Local Plan to-date are provided under the various subject areas below, including links to documents that formed part of the emerging evidence base prior to the work on the Black Country Plan ceasing in October 2022.

Documents that are not published elsewhere are referenced in the relevant subject area below and can be found in the Downloads section on this page.

Black Country Plan Preparation & Consultation

Draft Black Country Plan (Regulation 18) Consultation Documents (2021), including:
- Consultation Responses (2022)
- Draft Black Country Plan Document
- Errata, Interactive/ Draft Policies Map and Sustainability Appraisal (Lepus)
Draft Black Country Plan (Regulation 18) Plan Preparation Documents (2021), including:
- Black Country Plan Regulation 18 Duty to Cooperate Statement
- Black Country Plan Options Document
Black Country Plan Call for Sites submissions and interactive site map (2020)
Black Country Core Strategy Issues and Options Consultation Documents (2017), including:
- Report, Sustainability Appraisal and Consultation Statement
Adopted Black Country Core Strategy (2011)

Centres

Black Country Centres Study (Lambert Smith Hampton) (published 2021)
- Black Country Centres Study Update (2021)
  - Vol 1: Main Report
  - Vol 2: Healthchecks
  - Vol 3: Quantitative Modelling
- Black Country Centres Study (2020)
  - Vol 1: Main Report
  - Vol 2: Healthchecks
  - Vol 3: Quantitative Modelling
  - Vol 4: Household Survey Results
Black Country Centres Study Addendum 2022 (Lambert Smith Hampton) (published 2023)
- Vol 1: Main Report (Can be found in Downloads section)
- Vol 2: Appendices (Can be found in Downloads section)
Black Country Centres Study Refresh 2024 (Lambert Smith Hampton)
- Vol 1: Main Report (Can be found in Downloads section)
- Vol 2: Appendices (Can be found in Downloads section)
- Supplemental (Can be found in Downloads section)

Employment & Economy

Black Country Employment Land Needs Assessment Update 2023 - Warwick Economics and Development (Can be found in Downloads section)
Black Country Economic Development Needs Assessment Update 2024 - Warwick Economics and Development (Can be found in Downloads section)
Black Country Employment Land Supply Technical Paper Update 2023 (Can be found in Downloads section)
Black Country Employment Land Supply Technical Paper Update 2024 (Can be found in Downloads section)
West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study 2023/24 Mace (Can be found in Downloads section)
Draft Black Country Plan evidence:
- Black Country Employment Area Review (BEAR) (2021)
- Main Document
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Black Country Economic Development Needs Assessment (EDNA) Update (Warwick Economics and Development) (2021)
- EDNA2 Report
- Black Country Employment Land Supply Technical Paper (2021)
- West Midlands Strategic Rail Freight Interchange – Employment Issues Response Paper (Stantec) (2021)
- SFRI Apportioning the Land
- West Midlands Strategic Employment Sites Study (Avison Young / Arcadis) (2021)

Environment & Sustainability Appraisal

Environment

Wolverhampton Net Zero 2041 Strategy and Action Plan 2024 City Science
Assessment of Air Quality Impacts on European Sites 2024 Sweco (Can be found in Downloads section)
Traffic Modelling to inform Assessment of Air Quality Impacts on European Sites 2024 Sweco (Can be found in Downloads section)
Englands Urban Forests Using Tree Canopy Cover Data UFWACN (Can be found in Downloads section)
Wolverhampton Tree Planting Strategy 2023 (Can be found in Downloads section)
Woodland Trust Emergency Tree Plan 2020 (Can be found in Downloads section)
Environment Agency Wolverhampton Local Plan Meeting Notes 02/10/24 (Can be found in Downloads section)
Severn Trent Wolverhampton Wastewater Treatment Works and Network Assessment 25/09/24 (Can be found in Downloads
section)
Open Space & Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategies and Action Plans:
- Wolverhampton Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Strategy Assessment and Action Plan (KKP)(2023)
- Black Country Playing Pitch and Outdoor Sport Overarching Strategic Framework (KKP)(2022)
- Wolverhampton Open Space Strategy and Action Plan 2024 LUC
Wolverhampton Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (2024):
- Wolverhampton Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 1 2024 - Main Document
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 1 2024 - Appendix B - Data Sources
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 1 2024 Appendix C - User Guide
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 1 2024 - Appendix D - Flood Alert and Warnings
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 1 2024 - Appendix E - Flood Risk Summary
- Wolverhampton Strategic Flood Risk Assessment Level 2 2024 - Main Report
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 2 2024 - Appendix B
- Wolverhampton SFRA Level 2 2024 - Site Tables
- Wolverhampton SFRA 2024 Level 1 Appendix 1 and Level 2 Appendix 1 – Mapping Files (available on request and shortly to be available to download)
Evidence Base Studies:
- Black Country Local Nature Recovery Map & Strategy and Appendices 2022 – an emerging approach (Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country / EcoRecord) (published 2023)
- Wolverhampton Local Site Assessment Reports (Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country) (published 2023)
Black Country iTree survey (Black Country Consortium / Black Country Authorities) (published 2023)
Draft Black Country Plan Environment evidence:
- BCP Interim Habitats Regulations Assessment Interim Report (Lepus) (2021)
- An Ecological Evaluation of the Black Country Green Belt (Wildlife Trust for Birmingham and the Black Country / EcoRecord) (2019)
- Black Country Water Cycle Study: Phase 1 Scoping (JBA) Published 2020)
- Black Country Level 1 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (JBA) and Appemdices (2019)
- Black Country Historic Landscape Characterisation Study (Oxford Archaeology) (2019)
Draft Black Country Plan Green Belt evidence:
- Black Country Landscape Sensitivity Assessment (LUC) (2019)