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The aim of the fund is to transform disused urban areas with 17,600 new homes and to create around 54,000 jobs over the next four years.
Chairman of the Local Government Association Cllr James Jamieson, said: 'Councils sit at the centre of the collective national ambition to provide more and better housing, and this fund offers an excellent opportunity for English councils to unlock their brownfield land for new homes and deliver local housing priorities.
'With multiple application windows over the next three years and built in support from the One Public Estate programme, councils can tackle complex and challenging brownfield sites to benefit their communities.'
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