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Brownfield land
60%
Amount of new housing to be developed on brownfield sites to relieve pressure on countryside and greenfield sites
English Partnerships
Organisation who lead the National Brownfield Strategy
Often brownfield land has previously been used for industrial and commercial purposes and is now either underdeveloped or abandoned
12 square miles
Amount of brownfield land in London
Brownfield land is known as previously developed land (PDL) which is now derelict or in decline
Government departments help secure and support the regeneration of areas hit by industrial decline and dereliction
40 miles
The Thames Gateway, the largest designated brownfield site in the south of England
Brownfield land is often environmentally contaminated and needs to be treated before development This makes brownfield development more expensive than greenfield
A large proportion of brownfield land is in former northern industrial heartlands of England