- 100 regeneration projects will support thousands of new jobs
and boost communities.
- Second phase of £180m Brownfield Land Release Fund will
unlock sites as part of the long-term plan for housing.
- Government on track to meet manifesto commitment of one
million new homes this Parliament.
More than 6,000 new homes will be built on brownfield sites,
through money given to councils to transform unused land into
beautiful and thriving neighbourhoods.
Across the country, from Hull to Somerset, nearly 100
regeneration projects will receive £60 million from the
Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.
The investment is part of the second phase of the £180 million
Brownfield Land Release Fund, with cash going directly to
councils so they can release the land and get building as soon as
possible.
Derelict car parks, industrial sites and town centre buildings
that have fallen into disrepair will all benefit from the new
funding, with the Government supporting communities to bring land
back into use.
The Government has been clear it has a brownfield-first approach
to building the homes this country needs through its long-term
plan for housing and today’s announcement will help deliver
that.
Minister for Housing and Planning, MP said:
We know we need to build more homes, but this cannot come at the
expense of concreting over our precious countryside.
That is why we are doing all we can to make sure we’re making use
of wasteland and unused brownfield land, so we can turn these
eyesores into beautiful and thriving communities.
This is all part of our long-term plan for housing – making sure
we deliver the homes we need across the country.
Cabinet Office Minister, :
This funding will unleash the much-needed redevelopment of
brownfield sites: stimulating growth and helping local areas
reach their full potential.
It’s fantastic news for business, and even better news for local
people who will now see new investment, job opportunities, and
family homes in their communities.”
Projects that will benefit from the scheme include:
- Newcastle: £1.82 million to boost wider regeneration by
releasing a complex site to deliver 146 build-to-rent homes for
communities in Benwell and Scotswood.
- Hull: delivering 99 new homes for affordable rent on the site
of a derelict school, backed by £980,000 Government funding to
purchase the land as part of the city centre
regeneration.
- Sunderland: turning a former riverside industrial site that
has been unused for over 20 years into 140 low-carbon build to
rent homes at Farringdon Row, with £1.8 million for Sunderland
Council to kick-start the project.
Councillor Shaun Davies, Chair of the Local Government
Association, said:
We are delighted to continue our work with DLUHC, supporting
councils to access the Brownfield Land Release Fund.
Councils have continued to embrace opportunities to bring
brownfield sites in their ownership forward for housing, and this
fund plays a key role in helping councils to provide the types of
homes their communities really need.
This builds on the success of the first round of Brownfield Land
Release Fund 2, where funding is enabling the release of land for
almost 2,400 homes.
To date, the fund is supporting at least 89 local authorities,
over 160 projects, and providing almost £100 million to support
councils to release land for almost 8,600 homes. At the same
time, the £1 billion Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land Fund
will unlock up to 65,000 new homes across England.
The next round of funding through Brownfield Land Release Fund 2
will be announced later this year.
The fund is part of the Government’s long-term plan for housing,
setting out how it will deliver its manifesto commitment of 1
million homes over this Parliament. This is backed by £10 billion
in housing supply interventions announced over this Parliament.
