Housing: Construction
Lords · Question HL3679 · Tabled 19 Dec 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 7 Jan 2025
Question
Asked by Lord McCrea of Magherafelt and Cookstown
To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure brownfield land as well as empty, derelict houses and commercial buildings are used first to solve the housing crisis and protect the green belt.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 7 Jan 2025
Planning is a devolved matter and the information provided relates to England only. The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that substantial weight should be given to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements, including bri...