Decision details

The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 require each local planning authority in England to prepare, maintain and publish a register of previously developed (brownfield) land suitable for housing. The government considers the purpose of the register is to provide up-to-date and consistent information on sites that local authorities consider appropriate for residential development. To accompany the legislation, they published guidance on preparing and publishing brownfield land registers and a data standard on 28 July 2017.

Local authorities are required to update the information relating to each entry and review the sites on their registers at least once a year and are encouraged to conduct more frequent updates of the register where they wish to so do.

The selection of sites to include in the register has been informed by ongoing housing land monitoring and is a sub-set of the sites identified in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA), as at 1 April 2020.

This document provides an update to the Brownfield Register 2020, published in December 2020.

To approve and publish the updated Brownfield Land Register for 2021 to comply with Regulations and promote available brownfield land within the borough. The Register only contains Part 1. Part 2 is not proposed.

Option 1 - To approve and publish Part 1 of Oldham’s Brownfield Land Register 2021 in line with the Regulations.
Option 2 - To not approve and publish an updated Brownfield Land Register as the 2021 SHLAA already contains all brownfield land considered suitable for housing development. This would not comply with the current Regulations.

Option 2 - To not approve and publish an updated Brownfield Land Register as the 2021 SHLAA already contains all brownfield land considered suitable for housing development. This would not comply with the current Regulations.

Consultation has been carried out with the Director of Economy and Portfolio Holder and report approved as appropriate.

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