The research focuses on 16 of the largest and most dynamic urban areas, where the pressure for development is the most intense.
When looking at current and expected future brownfield land supply across these 16 urban areas, the report findings show a significant untapped opportunity, which could deliver:
- over 1.14 million jobs in office, industrial and logistics space located on urban brownfield sites; and
- nearly £185 billion of additional Gross Value Added directly from business activity occurring on those sites.
When looking specifically at housing development, under a business-as-usual scenario over 518,000 new homes could also be built on current and expected future brownfield land in the 16 urban areas included in the study by 2035. This increases to over 1 million new homes in a more aspirational scenario, reflecting higher densities already being achieved in urban areas.
In our most ambitious scenario, where housing densities are increased in line with the government's proposed uplift in housing targets in
Development on urban brownfield land could go a long way towards meeting the country's urgent need to deliver more homes, particularly if delivered at higher densities. However, it is recognised that increased densities may not be appropriate or desirable in every urban setting. - it will be for local authorities and developers, in consultation with local communities, to identify the most appropriate balance of uses and densities in each location.
Our planning system remains a significant barrier to achieving the regeneration, housing delivery and economic growth. That's way, in July this year,
This paper recommended resourcing planning departments more effectively and piloting new ways of working in progressive authorities, creating tax incentives for urban regeneration, and connecting communities more directly to the benefits of development, with real, measurable opportunities for communities to engage in the planning process.
The regeneration of brownfield land is widely recognised as the most sustainable way to tackle the deepening housing crisis, drive growth and reduce inequalities for future generations. Today's announcement clearly demonstrates the scale of the opportunity available to us.
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About the research:
The research was conducted on behalf of
Study areas:
Urban area
Local authority areas included
All 33 local authority areas in the
All 10 local authorities in
North East
In addition to the above, a number of individual local authority areas were also included in the study, as follows:
Data sources
Various datasets and forecasts were used in quantifying the likely future demand for and supply of previously developed land. The principal datasets used were:
- Official population and household projections published by the
- Local area employment data based on datasets published by the ONS
- The same employment data was also utilised by Development Economics to generate future projections for employment growth
- Housing development density data based on historic datasets published by
- Commercial development density assumptions based on guidance notes published by Homes England plus evidence extracted from various strategic planning documents
- Land availability data including data published by the respective local authorities in the urban regions covered by the study
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