What is an Urban Village?

"Urban Village. Hmmmm..What a great idea. It’s brilliant. We like it. We're all in favour. What is it?

(City Comforts by David Sucher)

This section provides an quick overview of progress being made on the different schemes which make up Bilston Urban Village.

Bilston Leisure Centre

The contract for the new Bilston Leisure Centre is due to be let very soon with an expected start date on site early in the new year. The developemnt will take 16 months to complete giving an opening date of Summer 2011.

Bilston High Street Link

The Development Brief for the High Street Link will be adopted as a Supplementary Planning Document on January 29th 2010. More information will be available on this website very soon.

Places for People

Places for People (PfP) is the company who has the responsibility for delivering the new housing and commercial development. This is governed by a Development Agreement between PfP and the landowners, the City Council and Advantage West Midlands.

Seasons Greetings

This picture was taken during the clearance works on the Brook Terrace scrapyards in early 2006. Snow has fallen on a large mound of tyres awaiting removal from the site.