HC Deb 20 December 1983 vol 51 cc178-83W
Mr. Beaumont-Dark

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment if he will list in the Official Report those derelict land schemes approved over 1982–83 and 1983–84 that will lead on to development by the private sector, including details of location, reclamation and development costs, respectively, and the kinds of development to be provided.

Mr. Macfarlane

A combined list for the two years for these category "A" schemes is as follows. It comprises 80 schemes with reclamation costs of £39.9 million and development costs of £262 million, showing a gearing ratio between public and private investment of 1:7.

Local authority Site Project description reclamation of Reclamation costs (including acquisition costs where appropriate) End use Development costs Ratio of DLC to costs development costs
£ £
Tyne and Wear CC† Scotswood Road, Newcastle Former industrial site 1,027,000 Market garden 40,000 1 : 0.04
Durham CC* Langley Park Colliery Colliery tip 437,458 Industry/forestry 16,000 1 : 0.04
Totals Six schemes 3,045,499 10,981,000 1 : 3
Yorkshire and Humberside
Industry/
Glanford BC† Elsham Wold Former airbase 1,300,000 warehousing 21,000,000 1:16
Barnsley MBC† Tomlinson Road, Hoyland Former residential area 58,441 Housing 4,250,000 1 : 73
Former chemical dump/
Kirklees MBC† Bradley Colliery railway land 100,000 Industry 2,100,000 1:21
Kirklees MBC† Huddersfield power station CEGB power station 250,000 Industry 2,010,000 1 : 8
Housing/
Kirklees MBC* Wharf Street, Dewsbury Railway land 13,735 educational 54,000 1:4
Calderdale MBC* Birds Royd Lane Railway goods yard 141,444 Industry 1,250,000 1 : 9
York City C* Yearsley Bridge Refuse tip 164,293 Housing 1,200,000 1 : 7
Totals Seven schemes 2,027,913 31,864,000 1 : 16
West Midlands
Warwickshire CC* Haunchwood Colliery Colliery 556,406 Industry/housing 4,500,000 1:8
Former colliery
Stoke-on-Trent CC† Mellor Street/Handley Street, Packmoor workings/vacant land 471,364 Housing 900,000 1 : 2
Nuneaton and Bedworth BC* Stockingford station Railway line/sidings 238,718 Housing 480,000 1:2
Nuneaton and Bedworth BC† Westbury Road Railway line 450,571 Housing 2,300,000 1:5
Dudley MBC† Himley Road Former mining site 753,841 Housing 4,300,000 1:6
West Midlands MCC* Daisy Street, Dudley Colliery/housing site Former industrial 126,000 Housing 750,000 1:6
West Midlands MCC† Chatwins Foundary, Tipton buildings 198,098 Housing 600,000 1:3
West Midlands MCC† Swan Lane, West Bromwich Former mining site 119,143 Industry 600,000 1:5
West Midlands MCC† Barns Lane, Rushall Former sewage works 220,375 Housing/POS 642,000 1:3
West Midlands MCC† Church Lane Former steel rolling mill 410,000 Housing 1,750,000 1:4
Former mining/
Walsall MBC† Ashmore Lake, Willenhall residential site 613,800 Industry 2,305,000 1 : 4
Birmingham City C* Gravelly Industrial Park Commercial refuse tip 235,925 Industry 1,800,000 1:8
Wolverhampton BC† Bowker Street Contaminated industrial land 119,100 Housing 378,000 1 : 3
N Warwickshire BC* Atherstone Railway Station Railway station 74,000 Recreation 150,000 1:2
Sandwell MBC† Dudley Road Former industrial/canal mining land 283,728 Housing 2,857,705 1:10
Sandwell MBC† Avery Road Housing and railway land 73,333 Housing 640,000 1 : 9
Cannock Chase DC† Hednesford, canal basin Canal basin and railway embankment 1,555,204 Industry 14,060,000 1 : 9
Cannock Chase DC* Watling Street Iron foundry 140,940 Industry 1,000,000 1 : 7
Walsall MBC† Town Wharf Foundry 76,173 Housing 780,000 1 : 10
Walsall MBCt Mouse Hill Foundry 43,392 Housing 450,000 1 : 10
Walsall MBC† Lichfield Road Housing 45,354 Housing 480,000 1 : 10
Walsall MBCt Moxley Road Housing 68,200 Housing 150,000 1 : 2
Walsall MBC† Westbourne Road Housing 38,940 Housing 210,000 1 : 5
Walsall MBC† Villiers Street Waste land 110,700 Housing 210,000 1 : 2
Walsall MBC† Alfred Street Tip 44,300 Housing 90,000 1 : 2
Nuneatont†
Bedworth BC* Kingswood Road Railway sidings 47,502 Industry/housing 800,000 1 : 17
Totals 26 schemes 7,115,107 43,182,705 1 : 6

Local authority Site Project description reclamation of Reclamation costs (including acquisition costs where appropriate) End use Development costs Ratio of DLC to costs development costs
£ £
East Midlands
Amber Valley DC* Goods Road, Belper Colliery tip 329,691 Industry 2,500,000 1 : 7
Amber Valley DC* Langley Colliery Colliery tip 42,495 Industry 800,000 1 : 19
Amber Valley DC† Lydford Road, Alfreton Former colliery railway embankment 213,500 Commerce 775,000 1 : 4
Amber Valley DC† Gas Holder site, Belper Former gas holder site 169,005 Industry 1,300,000 1 : 8
Amber Valley DC† Goods yard, Belper Railway goods yard 277,595 Industry 1,300,000 1 : 4
Amber Valley DC† Aldreds Lane, Heanor Railway cutting/tipped area 241,000 Industry 2,800,000 1 : 12
Amber Valley DC† Midland Road, Heanor Railway goods yard 289,000 Industry/housing 1,100,000 1 : 4
Derbyshire CC† Evans Concrete Works Old concrete yard 218,000 Housing/industry 1,000,000 1 : 5
Newark DC† Millgate, Newark Wharf and associated development 45,350 Housing 185,000 1 : 4
Totals Nine schemes 1,825,636 11,760,000 1 : 6
London
GLC† Thamesmead Area 4A Royal Arsenal site 620,000 Housing 10,000,000 1 : 16
LB Lewisham† Bolina Road Dumped area 19,691 Industry 475,000 1 : 24
LB Lewisham* Surrey Canal Tipped canal 195,192 Industry 950,000 1 : 5
LB Lewisham* Deptford Wharf Coal depot, railway and dockland 191,877 Industry 2,250,000 1 : 12
LB Merton* Wandle Valley Sewage works 2,179,000 Industry/warehousing 6,390,000 1 : 3
LB Islington* Agricultural Hall Exhibition hall 600,000 Offices/housing 30,000,000 1 : 50
LB Greenwich* Lombard Wall Railway land 241,723 Industry/warehousing 4,300,000 1 : 18
Totals Seven schemes 4,047,483 54,365,000 1 : 13
North-West region
Bury MBC† Brooksbottom, Bury Former cotton mill 360,000 Housing 985,000 1 : 3
Ford Street/Dalberg Street Former industrial/
Manchester BC† (phase 2) residential land 10,000 Industry 371,000 1 : 37
Oldham MBC† Wye Mills site Former mill site and tip 351,924 Housing 5,600,000 1 : 16
Oldham MBC* Bright Street Residential area 38,463 Industry 150,000 1 : 4
Oldham MBC* Stable Street Residential area 38,249 Industry 170,000 1 : 4
Oldham MBC* Boston Street Residential area 19,685 Industry 240,000 1 : 12
Oldham MBC† Lees Road/Wardle Street Residential area 34,000 Industry 75,000 1 : 2
Oldham MBC† Leesbrook Residential area 100,000 Housing 915,000 1 : 9
Oldham MBC† Chadderton Way Residential area 40,000 Housing 500,000 1 : 12
Oldham MBC† Pine Tree Road Mined area 10,000 Housing 72,000 1 : 7
Thameside MBC† Adshead/Albion Mills, Stalybridge Former mills 365,000 Housing 1,400,000 1 : 4
Hyndburn BC† Prospect Mill, Harwood Former mill 29,000 Commerce 910,000 1 : 31
W Lancashire DC* Ormskirk, railway goods yard Railway goods yard 371,229 Industry 902,000 1 : 3
W Lancashire DC* Wigan Road, Ormskirk Industrial site 140,179 Industry/Health Authority 1,187,000 1 : 8
Chorley BC* Witters factory Mill building 65,000 Industry 456,500 1 : 7
Warrington BC* Mersey Whitelead premises Industrial buildings 446,021 Commercial 225,000 1 : 0.5
Warrington BC* Ryelands Whitecross Wireworks Industrial buildings 950,551 Industry 2,340,000 1 : 2
Pendle BC† Bancroft Mill Cotton Mill 60,000 Housing 490,000 1 : 8
Preston BC† Preston Dock Former port 12,500,000 Industry 67,000,000 1 : 5
Rossendale BC† Waterfoot/Grane Road Former industrial development 20,000 Industry 200,000 1 : 10
Rossendale BC† Whitenell Vale Former mill 157,550 Housing 400,000 1 : 2
Salford MBC† No. 6 Dock, Salford Former dock 3,025,000 Housing/commerce/recreation 9,000,000 1 : 3
Stockpot BC† Stockport Station Goods and coal yard 1,080,757 Commerce/car park 9,750,000 1 : 9
Liverpool CC* Jolliffe Street Housing area 1,011,318 Housing 4,500,000 1 : 4
Liverpool CC* Tunnel Road/Harvey Street Housing/Commercial area 585,109 Housing 2,000,000 1 : 3
Totals 25 schemes 21,809,035 109,838,500 1 : 5

Local authority Site Project description reclamation of Reclamation Costs (including acquisition costs where appropriate) End use Development costs Ratio of DLC to development costs
£ £
Grand totals 80 schemes 39,870,673 261,991,205 1 : 7
* Approved for 1982–83.
† Approved for 1983–84.