Wolverhampton Plan timetable sets route to 2045

By the Munisha editorial team. Published 3 June 2026.

Wolverhampton’s next local plan process is moving toward its first formal deadline, with the council’s Cabinet due to consider a timetable for preparing the new Wolverhampton Plan.

The plan will shape where homes, employment land, transport schemes and protected environmental areas are identified up to 2045. It matters to residents, landowners, community groups and businesses because local plans guide future planning decisions and help set the rules for regeneration and infrastructure.

Cabinet decision starts the new planning timetable

City of Wolverhampton Council says recent changes to national planning rules mean all local authorities must begin work this year on a new local plan.

For Wolverhampton, that means publishing a Local Plan Timetable and a Notice of Intention to Commence Local Plan Preparation by 30 June 2026. The council says it is legally required to do this before starting a statutory 34-month preparation process.

Cabinet members are expected to consider the proposed timetable on Wednesday 10 June. If it is approved, the next stage will be a scoping consultation during summer 2026.

The plan will sit alongside the current local plan

The new Wolverhampton Plan is not the only planning document in play. The existing Wolverhampton Local Plan is still awaiting the outcome of an independent examination by the Planning Inspectorate, expected later in 2026.

That current plan was submitted under the previous government plan-making system. The new process is being started because the revised National Planning Policy Framework requires councils to prepare plans under the updated system.

Both documents are intended to deal with similar planning questions: where new housing could go, which brownfield sites may support employment use, what environmental areas should be protected or enhanced, and which transport and infrastructure schemes should be supported.

The timetable also connects with wider regeneration work in the city, including employment and skills projects such as the Wolverhampton green jobs corridor.

Key dates for residents to watch

Summer consultation will test the scope of the plan

The scoping consultation is expected to ask for views on what the new plan should cover, what existing policies it may replace, what supporting evidence is needed, and how communities should be engaged during preparation.

For residents, this is the first point to watch if they want to comment before detailed site allocations and policies are developed. Early consultation responses can influence the evidence base and engagement approach before the plan becomes more fixed.

Council Leader Stephen Simkins said a local plan was needed to provide certainty for communities and support regeneration and investment. He said both plans would help support “a vibrant mixed use city centre” and create housing and employment opportunities on brownfield sites across Wolverhampton.

Source: City of Wolverhampton Council

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