Brownfield land in Wolverhampton: 971 sites on the register
Part of development land in the West Midlands — 3,687 sites across 7 councils.
City of Wolverhampton Council has published 971 brownfield sites in Wolverhampton on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 367.3 hectares with an estimated capacity of 5,248 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the Wolverhampton register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodyear site, Stafford Road | 28.29 | 75 | permissioned |
| New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton Road | 23.59 | — | not yet |
| Bilston Urban Village - Phase 2 | 13.18 | 253 | permissioned |
| Ward Street Master Plan, Ettingshall (2) Maxxiom, former Elm Energy & John Roberts Open Sp | 10.35 | — | permissioned |
| Cable St / Steelhouse Lane | 8.00 | — | not yet |
| Goodyear Tyre Factory, Stafford Road, Wolverhampton | 7.88 | — | not yet |
| Royal Hospital Development Area (City Centre) | 6.25 | — | not yet |
| Fmr Jennie Lee Centre, Wednesfield (previously developed) | 6.10 | — | permissioned |
Source: City of Wolverhampton Council brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own. 10 further entries repeat the area of a site already listed (councils often record a whole site's area against each phase), so that land is counted once. 738 of the 971 sites (76%) state no dwelling capacity, so the capacity figure covers the 233 that do — the real total is higher.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the Wolverhampton register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 5,248 is what the council thinks Wolverhampton’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register Wolverhampton
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- How much brownfield land is there in Wolverhampton?
- Where can I build houses in Wolverhampton?
- Wolverhampton land availability assessment
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