320,000 new homes on brownfield land to tackle the North's housing crisis
Posted 01.08.24
Northern Housing Consortium: Further reading
A research report from the Northern Housing Consortium has found there is capacity for up to 320,000 new homes on brownfield land in the North.
It is calling for a £4.2 billion funding package from Government over ten years to prepare the brownfield land in the North for new homes.
The current Brownfield Housing Fund is set to support 24,000 new homes. However, NHC research has found Whitehall red tape is stifling the effectiveness of this fund and some of the North's brownfield sites are not eligible for funding.
The above link provides access to the report "Brownfield First - how devolved brownfield funding can build a new generation of homes in the North". It includes fifteen recommendations about how the Government can more effectively fund brownfield development.
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