Brownfield Sites: Contamination
Lords · Question HL12366 · Tabled 26 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 10 Dec 2025
Question
Asked by Baroness Pinnock
To ask His Majesty's Government whether the brownfield land register includes an assessment of the impact of the level of contamination on the viability of the land for development.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 10 Dec 2025
The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 require local planning authorities to prepare, maintain, and publish a Brownfield Register. When including land on the register, local planning authorities must consider that land i...