Housing and urban sprawl
- New CPRE's policy on brownfield land
- Land is a precious resource, and must be used wisely. Much progress has been made in recent years in making use of previously developed land, or ‘brownfield sites’, for new development. Around three quarters of new homes are now built on brownfield sites. Overall, this is good news for the countryside, and good news for urban areas which have benefited from regeneration. CPRE supports a ‘brownfield first, greenfield last’ strategy as a general principle. However, just because a site is brownfield does not mean it should necessarily be developed.
- Policy position statement
- A4, 1pp
- July 2008
- PDF (1.7Mb)
- Related campaigns:
- Housing sprawl
- Design and Density Pack
- This briefing shows how good design can help deliver new housing at higher densities and in doing so, help reduce the need for greenfield development.
- Campaign briefing
- A4, 8pp
- March 2002
- ISBN 1 902786 36
- Free with SAE
- PDF (409Kb)
- Related campaigns:
- Housing sprawl
- Housing Myths
Housing Solutions
Housebuilders and some commentators maintain that the relatively low number of houses built each year – compared to output through much of the past half century – is due to local authority planners failing to grant sufficient planning permissions for homes to be built. and is leading to market housing across much of England becoming unaffordable. This briefing presents the results of a survey into the growth of 'land banks' of land held with planning permission by leading housebuilders and the relationship of this growth to annual private housebuilding completions, and shows that such a line of argument suffers from several serious flaws.- Campaign briefing
- A4, 3pp
- September 2003
- PDF (248Kb)
- Related campaigns:
- Housing supply
- Special offer Untapped Potential
Identifying and delivering residential development on previously developed land: an overview of recent practice
A vast amount of land within towns and cities crying out for development is going to waste. Many councils are failing to identify opportunities for development on brownfield land. Our study found widespread neglect of sites such as empty or underused car parks, former industrial and derelict land. We commissioned leading planning consultants, Llewelyn Davies Yeang to research current practice among local councils in getting residential development on underused and neglected land.- Report
- A4, 32pp
- February 2007
- ISBN: 1 902786 88 2
- £2.50 (RRP £5.00)
- PDF (712Kb)
- Related campaigns:
- Housing sprawl
- Urban Capacity Studies
How good is yours?
Local authority urban capacity studies are a vital tool in delivering the urban renaissance and saving greenfield sites from housing development. This Sprawl Patrol briefing tells you what you should expect from your local authority and includes an exercise to assess whether the studies in your area are any good.- Campaign briefing
- A4, 39pp
- September 2001
- ISBN 1 902786 43 2
- Free with SAE
- Related campaigns:
- Housing sprawl
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