§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions whether the target in draft PPG3 of 60 per cent. of homes on brownfield sites is a target for (a) each planning authority, (b) each planning region and (c) the country as a whole; and how he intends to ensure that authority and regional targets will achieve the national target. [109013]
§ Ms Beverley Hughes[holding answer 8 February 2000]: The Government's target is that by 2008, 60 per cent. of additional housing in England should be provided on previously developed land or by re-using existing buildings.
158WForthcoming guidance on Planning for Housing (PPG3) will advise Regional Planning Bodies to set appropriate regional and sub-regional targets taking account of the national target, the amount of land available for recycling and their assessment of the capacity of their areas to accommodate additional dwellings. Local planning authorities will wish to set targets consistent with the regional targets as confirmed by the Secretary of State in Regional Planning Guidance.