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Written Question
Housing: Construction
Monday 5th June 2023

Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

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.


Written Question
Community Ownership Fund and Levelling Up Fund
Monday 27th June 2022

Asked by: Sara Britcliffe (Conservative - Hyndburn)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

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

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.