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<p>The Government has an ambitious programme to bring brownfield land back into use
in England and is working closely with local authorities to drive this forward. In
April 2017 we introduced a requirement for local planning authorities to publish a
statutory brownfield land register by the end of 2017 which will identify which previously
developed sites are suitable for housing. We are currently working with representative
organisations for local government to ensure local planning authorities have these
brownfield land registers in place. In addition, there is continuing engagement with
local authorities on a range of other programmes, including the designation of 26
Housing Zones on brownfield land, and our £1.2 billion Starter Homes Land Fund to
bring forward suitable brownfield land for starter homes and other types of affordable
home ownership products.</p><p /><p />
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