Walsall Borough Housing Strategy 2026 - Key messages: Stakeholder priorities for housing delivery
- Placemaking and town centre focus: integrated masterplanning and targeted town centre regeneration to create vibrant, inclusive communities and attract investment. • Financial Sustainability: Reliable income and robust business cases are essential; brownfield viability remains a challenge.
- Asset management: Unlock and rationalise council assets through joined-up strategy and mapping.
- Governance and collaboration: Streamlined decision-making, strong partnerships, and broader good practice needed.
- Service planning: Shift to proactive, lifecycle-based maintenance and investment.
- Data and prioritisation: Improve data quality, integration, and project business cases for smarter investment.
- Market and investment: Attract external capital with flexible partnerships and better market perception.
- Housing quality and energy: Raise standards, accelerate retrofit, tackle empty homes, and invest in adaptable homes.
- Health and community integration: Strengthen links between housing, health, and social care; support vulnerable groups.
- Community engagement: Co-produce solutions with residents, foster inclusion, and address demographic change.
- Capacity and skills: Invest in skills, resources, and supply chain for sustainable delivery.
- Policy alignment: Ensure strategic coordination across local, regional, and national agendas
Action now is needed on assets, data, and partnerships to unlock long-term, resilient, and inclusive housing solutions for Walsall.