brownfield
Record-breaking number of brownfield sites identified for redevelopment as housing crisis deepens, CPRE report shows
Monday 16 January 2023
The number of new homes that could be built on brownfield land has reached record levels, new research by CPRE, the countryside charity, has found. To help address a growing housing crisis, more than 1.2 million homes could be built on 23,000 sites covering more than 27,000 hectares of previously developed land. Just 45 per […] Read more >
Tragic waste of green fields as undeveloped brownfield hits new high, CPRE research reveals
Friday 26 November 2021
• New figures show a continued increase in the amount of brownfield land suitable for housing across England • Despite the boom in brownfield, fresh analysis shows planning permission has stagnated, with long-term trends pointing to soaring use of greenfield sites • The proportion of brownfield housing units with planning permission is the lowest since […] Read more >
City-centric Budget short-changes rural communities, says CPRE
Wednesday 27 October 2021
Crispin Truman, chief executive of CPRE, the countryside charity, has said yesterday’s Budget is a let-down for rural communities. Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget Statement and three-year Spending Review, Mr Truman said: “The Chancellor’s ‘new age of optimism’ offers a glimmer of hope in terms of brownfield development, but overall it’s disappointing that the decades […] Read more >
Coming Home: how the Church is looking to release brownfield land for housing
Tuesday 4 May 2021
The Coming Home report made headlines when it was published in February. It set out the Church of England initiative to use land to create affordable housing. The Church owns considerable amounts of recyclable brownfield land in cities and towns and is developing a strategy to release it for affordable housing, especially for younger people […] Read more >
Your chance to catch up with CPRE County Branches Forum seminar on brownfield land
Tuesday 4 May 2021
Brownfield land came under the spotlight during the most recent County Branch Forum talk, held via Zoom on Friday, April 23. For many years, CPRE, the countryside charity, has been campaigning that brownfield land is an important resource for homes in urban areas. According to research, there is enough brownfield for one million homes and […] Read more >
Enough brownfield land for 1.3 million new homes, CPRE report reveals
Monday 2 November 2020
There is enough brownfield land for 1.3 million new homes, while more than half a million already have planning permission, a report from CPRE, the countryside charity, reveals. The figures demonstrate that there is already enough available and suitable land in the planning system to meet the government’s ambition to build 300,000 homes per year […] Read more >
Tom Fyans: The benefits of going brownfield
Friday 15 March 2019
The benefits of brownfield development were extolled by Tom Fyans, deputy chief executive of CPRE, during a flying visit to Ashford in Kent. Tom was giving the speech ‘Why town centre regeneration matters for CPRE, the countryside charity’ before the AGM of CPRE Kent’s Ashford committee on Wednesday last week (March 6). Sporting a swish […] Read more >