PRESS RELEASE : New ‘brownfield passports’ to seize the growth opportunities of urban areas [September 2024]
The press release issued by the Department of Housing, Communities and Local Government on 22 September 2024.
As part of its brownfield first approach to development, the government has announced plans to support and expedite approval of urban sites, such as car parks.
- Call for evidence to look at how to accelerate building in urban areas.
- Part of the government’s brownfield first approach to deliver the homes in the areas people need.
- Sits alongside plans to deliver 1.5 million homes this Parliament.
As part of its brownfield first approach to development, the government has announced plans to support and expedite approval of urban sites, such as car parks.
As signalled in the National Planning Policy Framework consultation, the government is taking further steps toward the introduction of an effective ‘brownfield passport’ to ensure where proposals meet design and quality standards, the default answer is yes.
A call for evidence will be launched on options to further increase certainty in relation to brownfield development. These will include bold proposals that provide far greater clarity as to the principle, scale, and form of brownfield development with a view to lowering the risk, cost and uncertainty associated with securing planning permissions.
The options will then be discussed with key stakeholders, before specific proposals are consulted on, and any new policies implemented.
As part of its ambition to deliver 1.5 million homes this Parliament, the Government has already taken steps to deliver on its brownfield first approach through the NPPF consultation, setting out changes to clarify brownfield development is acceptable in principle. The consultation closes on 24 September.
