begin compulsory purchase order proceedings on the land north of 60 Attwood Street, which has been derelict for decades, in order to build much needed housing.

The land at this location has been derelict in different forms for many years. The original buildings on the site became dilapidated and derelict after years of neglect. The buildings were subsequently demolished amidst seemingly positive progress made to rebuild new homes for local people on the site. Sadly, inaction since then has proven that there is currently no desire to make use of this land to provide much needed housing.

Despite the objections of local people, who knew that planning consent would not lead to development of the site, Dudley Council has granted planning permission to build new homes, yet there has been almost no progress made towards this outcome.

More recently, the site has become overgrown, brick walls have fallen down into neighbouring properties and, to make matters much worse, criminals have exploited the total lack of security around the site to use the land to break in to neighbouring gardens and houses.

Dudley Council can put an end to decades of inaction by starting proceedings to purchase the site and develop the land into housing. The signatories of this petition call on the council to pursue this course of action with haste.