BPF clarifies brownfield confusion

The British Property Federation (BPF) has moved to clarify perceptions of what constitutes brownfield and green belt land following the government's latest announcement.

The government has longstanding plans to build the majority of the UK's new homes on brownfield land, specifically former public-sector land that is now no longer in use.

The BPF has said that perceptions of such land being dilapidated and unfit for purpose is incorrect, just as green belt land does not necessarily constitute open fields.

"It doesn't necessarily mean polluted, decrepit pieces of land, generally it means it is land that has already been built on. There is a common misconception of these things," a BPF spokesperson said.

"Green belt isn't necessarily plush green land, it is often nasty horrible derelict land and similarly brownfield is not always raw sewage and bits of broken glass.

"We hope this will stimulate even more to consider increasing the land they identify for housing development," the spokesperson added.


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