Written questions

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...