Bilston High Street Link - Local Residents and Businesses

Overview

Welcome to the public consultation for the Bilston High Street Link site.

The draft proposals have been prepared in response to previous feedback.  We are now seeking your views on these proposals as part of a community consultation process ahead of submission of a future planning application

Your comments and feedback will be summarised and included in a pre-application Statement of Community Involvement which will be submitted to the City of Wolverhampton Council alongside a future planning application.

High Street Link Proposals

The High Street Link site will be transformed into an aesthetically pleasing, flexible community space for recreation and events providing a direct, safe and visible walking and cycling north to south link. 

The space will provide:

• An enhanced retail core (opportunities for mobile food and drink vendors)
• Children’s play areas
• Green open space
• Trees and shrubs areas
• An events area for public art, exhibitions, music and outdoor seating.

You can view the draft design and FAQs here:

High Street Link Sketch Design

Bilston HSL FAQs

High Street Link development benefits

• Improved Public Realm
• Increased dwell time and wellbeing benefits
• Improved footfall for the High Street
• Improved active travel options
• Encouraging sustainable and environmentally friendly travel

Consultation Event Details

Explore the draft proposals and provide your feedback to inform the design evolution to help steer the planning application ahead of formal submission.

Date:        Thursday 16 October 2025

Time:        8am to 2pm

Venue:      Bert Turner Boulevard, Bilston, WV14 0EH

Details here: Bilston HSL Newsletter Issue 1

Other ways to view draft proposals and comment:

Online: via the online survey links below. This short survey takes just 10 minutes to complete.

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