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Planning: Brownfield Land

Volume 703: debated on Wednesday 16 July 2008

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Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the estimated total area of brownfield land available for development in (a) England, (b) the east of England, and (c) Essex. [HL4600]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government
(Baroness Andrews)

Figures published by my department in June 2007 in the document Previously—developed land that may be available for development: England 2006 show estimated totals for vacant and derelict land of 34,850ha (23,630ha with planning allocation or permission) in England; 3,570ha (3,270ha with planning allocation or permission) in the east of England, of which 1,070ha is located in Essex. Some of this land will have been cleared and be available for development, whereas other land would require varying degrees of treatment before development could take place.

These estimates are based on the National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land (NLUD-PDL), managed by English Partnerships on behalf of my department, using annual figures supplied by local authorities covering (i) vacant and derelict land and also (ii) land currently in use with known potential for development. Information on the sites is available from the NLUD website at: www.nlud.org.uk.