Land dispute over university campus plans on Dudley Hippodrome site set to be settled at public inquiry
A land dispute which has delayed plans for a multi-million-pound university campus on the site of the former Dudley Hippodrome is due to be settled by a public inquiry in May, council bosses have revealed.
Updated plans for the £25 million university campus on Castle Hill were submitted to council planners earlier this year.
Council bosses said in January that the project was on track to start later this year, but it will now first need the go-ahead from a government planning inspector.
If successful, the project is anticipated to start in January next year and be complete by summer 2026.
A planning application was agreed in 2021 for the further education building on the site of the former hippodrome and bingo hall.
