List of brownfield sites to drive development
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A new online database of London development sites has been set up by two quangos.
The London Brownfield Sites Database, set up by the London Development Agency and the Homes and Communities Agency, covers around 2,300 previously developed sites in the capital.
The database covers over 1,000 more sites than its predecessor the National Land Use Database.
The HCA is considering how to use the system for other parts of the country.
The database also lists transport routes, deprivation, social infrastructure, as well as heritage and natural environment assets for each site.
London boroughs can use the data to inform their policies, site specific allocations, and housing and employment land availability assessments.
David Lunts, HCA regional director for London, said: ‘It will also be an essential tool for the HCA’s Single Conversation with our partners in the London boroughs. We are already considering how other parts of the country could benefit from this pilot.’
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John | 08/10/2009 5:12 pm
A lot of this information is out of date, they have sites in Docklands described as "brownfield" that have had flats built on them in the last year, like Canary Quarter, Lanterns Court and another site on Millharbour. Not sure about other areas, but that doesn't bode too well!
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