The Brownfield, Infrastructure and Land fund (BIL) will span
Homes England’s land, grant and equity activities so it can
better support the needs of places, partners and their projects.
The primary objective of BIL is to bring forward strategic sites
and housing-led opportunities which support economic growth and
long-term housing supply, with at least 60% of activity focused
on brownfield land - land that has been previously used and is
now vacant, derelict and sometimes contaminated.
Our role is to work with partners to find the optimum solution
for infrastructure, land and enabling – this could be at a place
or individual site level – and may span single interventions or
packages of integrated activity.
Over the lifetime of the fund, we’ll invest £1bn to unlock 40,000
homes, 200,000sqm of employment floorspace and significant levels
of private sector investment.
We’ll do this by either undertaking activity directly as Homes
England, working in partnership, or by contracting directly with
public and private sector partners.
Eligibility for funding
Up to £1 billion is available for projects across England.
However, we would expect the main source of funding for projects
within the Greater London Authority, Greater Manchester and West
Midlands Combined Authority areas to be accessed locally in line
with arrangements agreed with government.
You may be eligible for funding if:
- you meet the strategic aims of the fund
- your project would stall, or could not progress, without this
funding
- your project will lead to the development of new housing
- your project represents value for money
- you are a UK-registered corporate entity, limited liability
partnership (LLP), or English local authority or public entity
- your project will contract by 31 March 2026
Full details about the fund and how to apply can be
found here.
