§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions if he will estimate on the basis of the provisional national land use database the area of(a) vacant and (b) derelict land in each local authority in Tyne and Wear together with the area available for (i) conversion, (ii) reuse and (iii) redevelopment. [111358]
§ Ms Beverley HughesThe available information for the local authority districts is in "Government Statistics Supplementary Table" on the NLUD website (www.nlud.org.uk); the table provides an extract for Newcastle, North Tyneside, South Tyneside, Sunderland and Gateshead. It shows the total amounts of previously developed vacant land, derelict land and land occupied by vacant buildings reported by each local authority. It is important to note that not all of this land will be available for redevelopment. The table shows the portions allocated 929W for housing use in the local plan or with planning permission for housing. The table additionally shows amounts of land in use with allocation for redevelopment
Supplementary table—Previously developed land that is unused or may be available for redevelopment1 by land type and planning Authority: England 1998 hectares Previously developed vacant land Derelict land and buildings Land occupied by vacant buildings Land currently in use with planning allocation for any use or planning permission for housing Government Office Region2/Planning Authority and National Parks Area Of which proposed for housing Area Of which proposed for housing Area Of which proposed for housing Area Of which proposed for housing North East Gateshead 93 2 93 31 4 32 68 14 Newcastle upon Tyne 73 46 91 1 5 1 51 9 North Tyneside 44 34 50 16 2 5— 3 3 South Tyneside 30 410 29 4,5— 5— 5— 7 2 Sunderland 97 28 148 7 40 39 66 19 1 Ungrossed totals as reported by the authority. Comprises previously developed vacant and derelict land: vacant buildings (excluding single dwellings except where they could be developed into 10 or more dwellings); land or buildings currently in use, which are allocated in the local plan for any developed use or have planning permission for housing. 2 Excludes National Parks, which are given at the end of the table. 3 Completion is less than 85 per cent. 4 Figures have been revised against the May 1999 Supplementary Table because of duplicate sites; amendments made by the Local Authority; data resubmitted by the Local Authority after the May 1999 Supplementary Table; changes to assumptions used by the DETR. 5 Nil or less than half the final digit shown.