Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what steps his Department is taking to encourage the building of new homes on regenerated brownfield land.
Answered by Rachel Maclean
This government is committed to making the most of brownfield land. The National Planning Policy Framework sets out that planning policies and decisions should give substantial weight to the value of using suitable brownfield land within settlements. We recognise that local authorities are best placed to assess the suitability of each site for redevelopment.
Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)
Question to the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities:
To ask the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, what assessment he has made of the potential impact on local communities of the projects funded through the latest tranche of awards from the (a) Levelling Up Fund and (b) Community Ownership Fund.
Answered by Michael Gove - Minister for Intergovernmental Relations
The Levelling Up Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities, by looking at how strongly each bid aligns and supports local need.
The Community Ownership Fund considers the impact of projects in local communities by assessing how an asset under community ownership will deliver benefits to a local community and bolster pride of place.