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Bill to protect gardens and urban green spaces has first reading

January 18, 2010 - Labour backbencher Andrew Dismore MP’s Bill to protect gardens and urban green spaces has had its first reading in the Commons. The Land Use (Gardens Protection etc) Bill is due its second reading in February. more >

Comprehensive database of brownfield land available for redevelopment launched

October 12, 2009 - Land redevelopment opportunities, including new homes, in London are set to be transformed, thanks to a new freely available online tool from the London Development Agency (LDA) and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA). more >

Brownfield Market Signals

This study examines – using econometric modelling techniques – how competing greenfield land supply may be a factor in the viability of brownfield development. It shows how applying market signals through the planning process is more complex and challenging than is sometimes assumed.

It demonstrates that understanding how local land markets interact and development sites compete for investment is key to unlocking the potential of brownfield land. These interactions have been assumed, rather than explored, in local, regional and national planning strategies which have provided the foundation for urban renewal over the years.

For the first time, this study reveals the nature and potential consequences of ‘competing’ land supply and how this may affect prospects for brownfield development, and points to a new perspective on the role of market signals in planning.

Surplus of greenfield land with planning permission could render brownfield development unviable, says report

July 3, 2009 - A new report initiated by the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) contains a 'ground-breaking study, Brownfield Market Signals: Greenfield housing land supply and the viability of brownfield housing development' demonstrating that an excess of greenfield land with planning permission could render brownfield development unviable and undermine urban regeneration. more >

Use of brownfield housing sites increases to 78 per cent; average densities rise to 44 dwellings per hectare

June 5, 2009 - The latest national statistics on land use change were released under the auspices of the UK Statistics Authority on 28 May 2009, and are available online. The figures indicate that more brownfield land is being used for new housing. The data provides initial estimates for 2008 of changes on previously-developed land and the average density of new dwellings. ... more >

Use of brownfield land and density of new development, up to 44 dwellings per hectare in 2007, both rise slightly

February 18, 2009 - The use of previously developed land for housing in England showed another rise in 2007 and maintained the upward trend of recent years, according to the latest land-use change statistics published by the Government. more >

Brownfield land assessment for future redevelopment to be 'transformed' by new technology, says report

September 25, 2008 - The way in which Local Authorities identify and assess land for future redevelopment could be transformed, due to advances in technology and changing information needs, according to a detailed study of the ten year-old National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land (NLUD-PDL) published today.Recommendations for the review of NLUD – the register of brownfield sites throughout England and... more >

Brownfield Skills Strategy endorsed by professional bodies

July 25, 2008 - Responses to the draft Brownfield Skills Strategy that recently underwent public consultation to gauge sector support for the first strategy of its kind, ihave been published by the Academy for Sustainable Communities (ASC) and national regeneration agency English Partnerships.The drive to increase regeneration professionals and improve brownfield skills has received widespread support and endorse... more >

Derelict brownfield land contaminated remediating costs published by EP

March 24, 2008 - New guidance on calculating the costs associated with remediating contaminated and – for the first time - derelict brownfield land has been issued by national regeneration agency English Partnerships. more >

Green belt land in some areas up, say stats; significant losses in others

February 11, 2008 - Latest Government land use statistics for 2007 indicate that there has been a net increase of 3,870 hectares of land in England designated as Green Belt compared with 2006 estimates.Some of this additional area is a result of improved measurement or revisions to previous estimates. more >
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