A new study was published, called Unlocking Public Land for Housing Supply, which calls for more public land to be used at a lower cost for affordable housing and renewable energy projects.
The report, published by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA), urges government to lift the veil of secrecy around some £10 billion worth of surplus public land. The TCPA calls for the data on 4,500ha of surplus public land to be made publicly available for the first time. The report also recommends granting Ministers new powers to stop Whitehall selling off land to the highest bidder.