§ Mr. StinchcombeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will list the percentage of new housing which was built on brown-field sites in each year since May 1979. [26762]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThere is no specific definition of brown-field land but it is usually taken to mean land previously developed for urban uses. These uses include residential, transport and utilities, industry and commerce, community services, previously developed vacant land and derelict land. The table gives estimates for England of the proportion of land for new housing that was previously developed for urban uses, for each year from 1985 (the earliest available) to 1995. The average figure for the period was 42 per cent.
Percentage of land for new housing that was previously developed for urban uses: England Year Percentage of land area 1985 38 1986 37 1987 36 1988 40 1989 42 1990 43 1991 44 1992 47 1993 48 1994 45 1995 50 Source:
Land Use Change Statistics