Derelict Land

Department for Communities and Local Government written question – answered at on 11 February 2016.

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Photo of Douglas Carswell Douglas Carswell UKIP, Clacton

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, what plans his Department has to extend the classification criteria of brownfield sites for housebuilding.

Photo of Brandon Lewis Brandon Lewis Minister of State (Communities and Local Government)

Brownfield land is defined as previously developed land in the National Planning Policy Framework. We are consulting on whether it would be beneficial to strengthen national policy on the development of brownfield land for housing. The consultation closes on 22 February.

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