Funding to regenerate brownfield sites and build homes

The government has announced £60 million of funding to transform and regenerated brownfield sites and unlock land for housing.

More than 6,000 homes are set to be built on brownfield sites, with money given to councils to transform unused brownfield land.

Nearly 100 regeneration projects are set to receive funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities.

The funding is part of the second phase of the £180 million Brownfield Land Release Fund.

Newcastle is set to receive £1.82 million to boost wider regeneration by releasing a complex site to deliver 146 build-to-rent homes for communities in Benwell and Scotswood.  

Hull is building 99 new homes for affordable rent on the site of a derelict school, backed by £980,000 Government funding to purchase the land as part of the city centre regeneration.

Minister for housing and planning, Rachel Maclean MP said: "We know we need to build more homes, but this cannot come at the expense of concreting over our precious countryside.

"That is why we are doing all we can to make sure we’re making use of wasteland and unused brownfield land, so we can turn these eyesores into beautiful and thriving communities.

"This is all part of our long-term plan for housing – making sure we deliver the homes we need across the country.

Cabinet Office Minister, Alex Burghart MP: "This funding will unleash the much-needed redevelopment of brownfield sites: stimulating growth and helping local areas reach their full potential.  

"It’s fantastic news for business, and even better news for local people who will now see new investment, job opportunities, and family homes in their communities.”