{"id":16025,"date":"2015-04-10T09:47:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-10T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.adjacentgovernment.co.uk\/?p=16025"},"modified":"2017-02-08T15:35:05","modified_gmt":"2017-02-08T15:35:05","slug":"council-gains-funding-brownfield-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/council-gains-funding-brownfield-homes\/16025\/","title":{"rendered":"Council gains funding for brownfield homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span>Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield&#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/department-for-communities-and-local-government\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Department for Communities and Local Government<\/span><\/a> (DCLG) has confirmed it will provide funding for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheshireeast.gov.uk\/home.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Cheshire East Council<\/span><\/a> to make brownfield sites in Macclesfield ready for development.<\/p>\n<p>The funding will be used for a new initiative aimed at constructing more new homes on brownfield land. Brownfield, which is land that was previously occupied by industry or commercial building, has been a main focus for new home building over the last few years. The government has pushed hard to ensure this wasted space is recycled and used in a bid to tackle the chronic shortage of housing.<\/p>\n<p>The new grant, which is expected to be around \u00a3100,000, will be used to make two sites build-ready. It comes from a \u00a35m DCLG fund, which was set up to enable planning authorities to establish <a href=\"http:\/\/planningguidance.planningportal.gov.uk\/blog\/guidance\/when-is-permission-required\/what-types-of-area-wide-local-planning-permission-are-there\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Local Development Orders<\/span><\/a> (LDOs) on brownfield land. These orders streamline the planning process, saving time and money in the long term.<\/p>\n<p>Over the last five years, 77 per cent of the 4,000 homes built in Cheshire East have been constructed on brownfield land.<\/p>\n<p>Macclesfield is currently been used as the borough&#8217;s pilot area for projects to create more housing in or close to town centres. It forms part of the council&#8217;s overall vision for the town.<\/p>\n<p>Grants are also available under a Town Living Initiative run by the council in conjunction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/organisations\/homes-and-communities-agency\" target=\"_blank\"><span>Homes and Communities Agency<\/span><\/a> and social landlord Contour Homes. These can be used to convert unused floors above shops into modern, affordable apartments.<\/p>\n<p>Cheshire East Council\u2019s Executive Director of Economic Growth and Prosperity Caroline Simpson, said: \u201cWe have got brownfield sites in Macclesfield that need funding if they are to be developed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Council has a brownfield-first policy on housing and we are actively seeking ways to ensure that we build on any previously developed land before encroaching on the countryside or green belt.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield&#8230; The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed it will provide funding for Cheshire East Council to make brownfield sites in Macclesfield ready for development. 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