§ Mr. BrakeTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what percentage 781W of housing has been built on (a) recycled land and (b) greenfield land in each of the last 12 years by county and region in England. [32419]
§ Mr. RaynsfordThere is no specific definition of 'recycled' 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 Department's Land Use Statistics for England provide information on the percentage of new dwellings (excluding conversions) built on land previously developed for urban uses since 1989. Table 1 gives estimates for the number of new dwellings built on previously developed land, by Government Office Region for the period 1989 to 1993 (the most recent available). Figures are not available at county level. Table 2 shows the proportion of land for new housing that was previously developed over the same period, by Government Office Region.
There is no specific definition of 'greenfield' land, but it could be interpreted as 'land not previously developed'. The proportion of housing built on 'greenfield' land would then simply be the difference between 100 (per cent) and the figures in the Tables.
Table 1: Proportion of new dwellings1 built on previously developed land: Government Office Region percentage Region 1989 1990 1991 1992 21993 North East 43 42 47 55 41 North West and Merseyside 49 55 55 62 62 North West 47 55 55 60 57 Merseyside 61 52 53 71 80 Yorkshire and Humberside 43 44 42 47 51 East Midlands 40 38 35 36 33 West Midlands 44 47 48 52 56 Eastern 51 52 46 48 51 London 87 83 84 89 87 South East 55 54 53 50 52 South West 44 42 34 40 36 England 51 50 49 53 53 1Excludes conversions 2Provisional estimate Source:
Land Use Change Statistics
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Table 2: Proportion of land for new housing that was previously developed: by Government Office Region percentage Region 1989 1990 1991 1992 11993 North East 35 35 43 46 40 North West and Merseyside 43 47 49 56 59 North West 39 46 49 54 55 Merseyside 66 52 48 65 76 Yorkshire and Humberside 38 38 38 42 48 East Midlands 35 36 33 34 33 West Midlands 37 39 44 46 49 Eastern 44 46 41 46 49
Table 2: Proportion of land for new housing that was previously developed: by Government Office Region percentage Region 1989 1990 1991 1992 11993 London 85 79 83 84 83 South East 49 52 50 49 49 South West 35 33 30 35 32 England 42 43 44 47 48 1Provisional estimate Source:
Land Use Change Statistics