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Search the Public Notice PortalDudley Council is getting set to claim £3m for the first phase of major improvements to Stourbridge town centre.
A meeting of the council’s cabinet on July 16 will be told the West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has set aside cash which will be released when plans for how it will be spent have been approved.
Following a public consultation in 2024 the plan has now been completed and, once it has been agreed by councillors, will be submitted to the WMCA.
A report for cabinet signed by Nick McGurk, Dudley group director for communities and growth, on the improvement plan said: “It proposes a package of public realm and active travel improvements in Stourbridge town centre designed to improve the town centre for all users by creating a safe, healthy and attractive environment with improved ease of movement, giving people the confidence to move around the town safely, at well-defined crossing points with improved connectivity for pedestrians and cyclists.”
The cost of all the upgrades in the plan is estimated at £10m, so the WMCA cash, plus £190,000 from the council’s Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) which is paid by housing developers, will pay for the first phase of the project.
The first phase of development will see improvements to Lower High Street and Bradley Road in a part of Stourbridge the council calls the Northern Gateway.
A cycle route will be installed and improvements to the subway into the town centre are also proposed.
The Southern Gateway at Upper High Street will get enhancements to roads and pavements designed to create ‘a sense of arrival and improve pedestrian access’.
Ryemarket Square, Foster Street and Market Street are also earmarked for improvements which could include planting and modernisation of outdated public areas.
Cabinet members will be told 88 percent of people who responded to the survey said they supported more plants and trees to soften the look of the town.
A total of 42 percent of respondents said they went into Stourbridge on foot and 37 percent by car but improvements would encourage more people to walk in or use public transport.
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