Brownfield Site Register
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From 16th April 2017 a new duty has been placed on local planning authorities to prepare, maintain and publish a register of previously developed land (brownfield land) which is suitable for residential development. The register must be reviewed at least once each year.
The Government is committed to maximising the number of new homes built on suitable brownfield land and has set out its intention to ensure that 90% of suitable brownfield sites have planning permission for housing by 2020.
Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 makes provision for local authorities to prepare, maintain and publish a register of brownfield land. The register should identify previously developed sites in the borough that we have assessed as being suitable for housing.
The register comprises a standard set of information, prescribed by the Government that will be kept up-to-date, and made publicly available. The purpose of the register is to provide certainty for developers and communities and encourage investment in local areas. The registers will then be used to monitor the Government’s commitment to the delivery of brownfield sites.
The Brownfield Register is published under the Open Government Licence and is available in the following format:
The register comprises:
The Brownfield sites register was updated in December 2021.
A total of 53 sites are included on the register. This includes the 7 sites end dated in 2020 and the additional 8 sites end dated in 2021, these are identified in the table below. Of the 53 sites, there are 38 valid (not end dated) sites for this monitoring period, of which 4 are new sites which did not feature on last years register (site ref: ESBC-BR61 to ESBC-BR64).
The sites below have been end dated in the register following this annual review:
Town site maps can be viewed below:-
Each individual site maps can be viewed below:-
Next Steps
We will update our statutory brownfield register on an annual basis, which may also include a call for sites in the future.
If you have any further questions please contact Planning Policy via email