Brownfield land's bad image 'can be overcome'

Brownfield site

With proper focus derelict land can be exploited for housing, says planning expert

Developers worried about the image of homes built on brownfield sites could take a leaf out of Birmingham’s book, said a leading planning expert.

The abundance of brownfield sites available for housing schemes was highlighted in a recent study by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England which estimated there was enough of such land to build more than a million homes across the country.

But potential homebuyers often balk at the prospect of moving into a home built on what was once-derelict sites, and Richard Blyth, head of policy at the Royal Town Planning Institute, said the preferences of prospective buyers needed to be considered when deciding on land allocation.

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