Wednesbury Town Centre Public Realm and Urban Greening Improvements: Your Views

Overview

We're working to improve Wednesbury town centre—making it more attractive, safer, and easier to use.

So far, we've upgraded key areas like the Metro gateway and Union Street with:

• Comfortable benches for seating
• More bins to tackle litter
• New trees and plants to add greenery
• Brighter, high-quality paving for a fresh look
• Improved lighting to make the area feel safer
• Better shop signs to enhance the town’s appearance

To boost safety, we've installed new and upgraded CCTV cameras and set up a radio system that connects businesses with the police, council CCTV control, and the bus station for quick responses.

Please see the below before and after pictures from various locations in Wednesbury Town Centre, to see the changes the improvement works have made.

Holyhead Rd - Before and After 

Ethelfelda Square - Before and After 

Union St - Before and After 

New planters in Wednesbury Town Centre

What’s Next?

In the coming months, we’ll prepare sites at High Bullen car park, the former Spires Health Centre, and the former outdoor market site to make future development easier. Plus, we’ll be working on upgrading shop fronts to keep improving the town’s look and feel.

The survey is organised into 3 sections:

Section 1: About you.

Section 2: Aims to gather your feedback on the impact of improvement works on your usage of Wednesbury Town Centre.

Section 3: Inclusivity - Helps us understand who you are so we can ensure we are gathering a wide range of perspectives and views.