William Eichler 18 January 2023

Second round of £180m brownfield fund announced

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Local authorities across England are now able to bid for a share of a £60m fund dedicated to reviving brownfield sites, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced today.

The Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 will deliver 5,800 new homes by March 2027 and create around 18,000 new jobs in the housing and construction sector, according to the DLUHC.

Around £35m of the £180m fund has already been allocated to 41 councils and the remaining funding will be made available to local authorities over the next two years.

The DLUHC estimates that the full brownfield fund will deliver 17,600 new homes and 56,000 skilled new jobs over the next four years.

Minister for housing Lucy Frazer said: ‘We want to turn neglected areas into thriving new communities, as part of our mission level up the country.

‘To do this we must prioritise brownfield land to deliver new homes for people, in the right places.

‘The £60m fund we are opening today provides another fantastic opportunity for councils to drive regeneration in their towns and cities – and help more young families onto the housing ladder.’

Cllr James Jamieson, chairman of the Local Government Association (LGA), said: ‘The LGA is delighted to continue to partner on the Brownfield Land Release Fund (BLRF2) through our One Public Estate Programme. Councils are at the forefront of housing delivery, with BLRF2 supporting them to meet the needs of their communities by releasing their surplus land for new, high quality, energy efficient homes.’

The application window for this round will close on 31 March 2023.

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