Brownfield land
Previously developed land that's no longer being used
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- Brownfield Land
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- Last updated
- 4 September 2024
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Who asked for 'Brownfield land' data?
This data is required under legislation.
What is the driver for the request?
Existing planning requirement
Which 2024 focus area does the request support?
Modern planning software;Faster local plans
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What is the 'Brownfield land' consideration?
Previously developed land that's no longer being used.
Is there legislation that defines 'Brownfield land'?
Yes
What is the legislation that defines 'Brownfield land'?
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, Regulation 4 - “Criteria”
What is the specific part of the legislation that describes how a 'Brownfield land' gets designated?
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, Regulation 5 - “Entry of land in the register”
(1) The local planning authority must enter land in Part 1 where the land falls within the description in paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 3 and meets the criteria in paragraph (1) of regulation 4. (2) The local planning authority must also enter land in Part 2 where— the land falls within the description in paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 3, the land meets the criteria in paragraph (1) of regulation 4, and the authority have decided to allocate the land for residential development, having followed the procedures mentioned in paragraph (7).
What is the specific part of the legislation that requires the publication of 'Brownfield land'?
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017, Regulation 16 - “Public inspection of the register”
(1) The register must be kept available for public inspection at the principal office of the local planning authority. (2) Where the register kept by a local planning authority under this regulation is kept using electronic storage, the authority may make the register available for inspection by the public on a website maintained by the authority for that purpose.
Who, in law, is responsible for the planning consideration or makes decisions about 'Brownfield land'?
Which organisations do we think should publish the data?
Local authorities
Is the Brownfield land a trigger?
No
Is the Brownfield land something to consult during plan making?
Yes
Provide information about when Brownfield land is used during plan making
Where required procedures are followed in relation to keeping a brownfield land register, this data can be used to consult potential sites for future development.
Is there any Brownfield land data already available?
Yes
What Brownfield land data is currently available?
- Lambeth London Borough Council (coverage: Local Authority; licence: Lambeth’s Brownfield Land Register contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.; fields: OrganisationURL;OrganisationLabel;SiteReference;SiteNameAddress;SiteplanURL;GeoX;GeoY Hectares;OwnershipStatus;PlanningStatus;PermissionType;PermissionDate;PlanningHistory;Deliverable;NetDwellingsRangeFrom;NetDwellingsRangeTo;HazardousSubstances;Notes;FirstAddedDate;LastAddedDate;EndDate)
- Cornwall Council (coverage: Local Authority; licence: All sites are also shown on the Council's Interactive Mapping site. Data is provided under the Open Government Licence.; fields: OrganisationURL;SiteReference;SiteNameAddress;GeoX;GeoY;SiteplanURL;Hectares;OwnershipStatus;PlanningStatus;PermissionType;PermissionDate;PlanningHistory;Deliverable;NetDwellingsRangeFrom;NetDwellingsRangeTo;HazardousSubstances;Notes;FirstAddedDate;LastUpdatedDate;EndDate;AltRef;SortOrder;DevelopmentDescription;EndDateReason;VersionNumber)
Do we think the data should come from a single source?
No
Will a data standard be required?
No
Research
Do we understand the lifecycle of a Brownfield land?
Yes
Document a stage of the high-level lifecycle of a Brownfield land
- Public proposal and consultation periods
- Revision of the register
Do we understand how the data is created/produced?
This data is produced under this standard
Where will or should the data be used?
The data should be used to plan for housing-led development and more consistent and efficient processes.
What other planning considerations does it interact with?
- Local plans - Brownfield land is referenced a number of times in local plans, so we think that this consideration feeds into the process of creating a local plan as there will be associated targets.
From what we have learnt so far are there any risks to making Brownfield land data available?
N / A