The Introduction of Brownfield Land Registers in England

ABSTRACT

This review examines recent planning policy and legislation regarding the regeneration of brownfield land in England. The study is centred on housing and England’s West Midlands region with a focus on the Black Country. The Housing and Planning Act 2016 introduced provisions to grant permission in principle for housing-led development in England and mandated the assembly of brownfield planning registers. The Brownfield Land Register Regulations 2017 requirements and their implementation is explored. The review concludes that of almost 18,000 brownfield sites have been mapped and capacity for 1.3 million homes on 21,000 sites covering 25,000 hectares has been identified on brownfield registers.

KEYWORDS:

• Brownfield land registers
• brownfield regeneration
• housing
• national planning policy framework
• planning legislation

Disclosure Statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Notes

1. Town and Country Planning Act 1990, c. 8.

2. The Community Infrastructure Levy Regulations 2010, SI2010/948.

3. Housing and Planning Act 2016, c.22.

4. Town and Country Planning Act 1990, c. 8.

5. Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017, SI2017/402.

6. Housing and Planning Act 2016 (Permission in Principle etc) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England) Regulations 2017, SI2017/276.

7. Neighbourhood Planning Act 2017, c.20.

8. Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, SI2017/403.

9. Regulation 4, Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, SI2017/403.