There are fewer brownfield sites, which is previously developed land that is not in use, in the south of England so new houses will be built on greenfield sitesNearly 400,000 homes will be built on greenfield sites in the south of England over the next five years, according to a new analysis of planning policy. Huge parts of the countryside could be paved over by councils to meet revised housebuilding targets, the data suggests. SponsoredCornwall alone would have to build more than 11,000 homes on rural land and areas such as Buckinghamshire and Central Bedfordshire will each have to create at least 10,000 plots. Less development will be needed in the north of England, with half as many new homes per head of population in “red wall” constituencies as in the rest of the country, The Times has found. This is because the government’s formula assumes that more homes are needed where prices

Source: The Times May 24, 2021 23:00 UTC