OPDC Brownfield Land Register (BLR)
Why is a Brownfield Land Register required? What does it do?
The Government is committed to maximising the number of new homes built on suitable previously developed brownfield land and aims to ensure that 90 per cent of suitable brownfield sites have planning permission for housing by 2020. Brownfield land is defined in the National Planning Policy Framework.
All local planning authorities are required to publish a Brownfield Land Register (BLR), which identifies areas of previously developed land available for development, by December 2017. The Register should comprise a standard set of information that will be kept up to date, and made publicly available, to help provide certainty for developers and communities and encourage investment in local areas
There will be two parts to the Register. Part 1 will be for sites categorised as previously developed land, that also satisfy criteria relating to ‘suitability’ and ‘availability’ for new homes, and the ‘achievability’ of housing development. Part 2 of the Register will be for OPDC to apply a “Permission in Principle” (PiP) to specific sites. Find our more information about BLR and PiP.
OPDC's Brownfield Land Register consultation
Alongside the revised draft Local Plan consultation, OPDC is also consulting on potential sites for inclusion on OPDC’s Brownfield Land Register.
OPDC’s Development Capacity Study forms a key part of the evidence base for the revised draft Local Plan. It is intended that this study will form the basis for the publication of Part 1 of the BLR, in accordance with Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017.
OPDC is consulting on potential sites for inclusion on OPDC’s Brownfield Land Register (Part 1 sites). In accordance with the regulations these sites are generally 0.25 hectares or larger, or are capable of supporting at least 5 new dwellings. They are also assessed against criteria relating to ‘suitability’ for residential development and ‘availability’ and ‘achievability’ within 15 years. Details of why OPDC considers these sites to be appropriate are outlined in OPDC’s Development Capacity Study (Annex B). The consultation is inviting comments on sites proposed to be included on Part 1, as published in the Development Capacity Study (Annex B). OPDC will take account of representations received before publishing Part 1 by the end of 2017.
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