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
