Councils will be given £68m to build thousands of homes on disused brownfield sites, the government has announced.

The money has been awarded under the Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 (BLRF2) to 54 councils in England to turn help turn surplus land into new homes.

It will allow councils to clear empty buildings, former car parks and industrial sites, carry out decontamination and improve infrastructure such as internet coverage, water supplies and power connections.

The funding is expected to enable the development of 5,200 homes to be built across the country.

The three-year £180 million Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 was launched in July 2022. Some £95m has already been awarded from the fund to help councils build an expected 6,800 homes.

Projects awarded funding as part of the latest round include £2.9m for 220 homes on a vacant site in Manchester, £1.7m for more than 100 homes on brownfield land in Weston-Super-Mare, and £2.2m for 80 homes on a former industrial site in Eastbourne.

Crawley Borough Council received the most, £3.9m, while the lowest amount went to Lancaster City Council, £73,440.

Unfortunately, councils in our immediate area – Dorset Council, BCP Council, Hampshire County Council and West Sussex County Council – have missed out this time around.

Councils to have benefited in the south have included Crawley Borough Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Isle of Wight Council, Lewes District Council and North Somerset Council.

Please contact us to find our more about planning and development on your brownfield site.

The full list of councils to benefit is:

Basildon Borough Council

Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council

Bracknell Forest Council

Bristol City Council

Bromsgrove District Council

Cambridge City Council

City Of Wolverhampton Council

Crawley Borough Council

Cumberland Council

Darlington Borough Council

Eastbourne Borough Council

Essex County Council

Exeter City Council

Gloucester City Council

Gravesham Borough Council

Great Yarmouth Borough Council

Halton Borough Council

Isle of Wight Council

Kingston upon Hull City Council

Kirklees Council

Lancaster City Council

Lewes District Council

Liverpool City Council

London Borough of Barking & Dagenham

London Borough of Barnet

London Borough of Camden

London Borough of Croydon

London Borough of Hackney

London Borough of Haringey

London Borough of Newham

Maidstone Borough Council

Manchester City Council

Medway Council

Mid Suffolk District Council

Newcastle upon Tyne City Council

North Somerset Council

Peterborough City Council

Plymouth City Council

Salford City Council

Sheffield City Council

Southend-on-Sea City Council

St Helens Council

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Stroud District Council

Sunderland City Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

Tandridge District Council

Thurrock Council

Wakefield Metropolitan District Council

Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council

West Northamptonshire Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Worcestershire County Council

Worthing Borough Council