A survey found that some 17,000 hectares (44,000 acres) of previously developed brownfield land in England has lain vacant or derelict for nearly a decade.
Source: Press release 11.12.02, English Partnerships (01925 644635)
Links: Press release
Date: 2002-Dec
The government announced a new housebuilding programme worth more than 1.2 billion in 2003-04, up 365 million on the previous year. It said the extra funds should deliver up to 22,700 new homes.
Source: Press release 18.9.02, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (020 7944 3000)
Links: Press release
Date: 2002-Sep
Official figures showed that old industrial land in England is capable of providing almost a million new homes, far more than previous estimates suggested.
Source: Previously-Developed Land that may be Available for Development - "Brownfield" Sites - in 2001, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (020 7944 4400)
Links: Press release
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/1, Digest 121, paragraph 4.1
Date: 2002-Sep
The imbalance between the growth of household numbers and regional housing supply would widen sharply in the south of England over the following decade, according to economists.
Source: Regional Economic Prospects July 2002, Cambridge Econometrics (01223 460760)
Links: Link removed
Date: 2002-Aug
Local authorities called for more government support for developing brownfield land.
Source: Something Old, Something New, Local Government Association (020 8867 3287)
Links: Summary
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/1, Digest 121 (paragraph 4.1)
Date: 2002-Jun
A report said the number of households now exceeds the total of homes.
Source: Building a Crisis: Housing Under-Supply in England, House Builders Federation (020 7608 5100)
Links: Summary
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 30/3, Digest 119 (paragraph 4.1)
Date: 2002-May
The government accepted the main recommendations of a report by a committee of MPs on empty homes.
Source: The Government's Response to the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee's Sixth Report on Empty Homes, Cm 5514, Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, TSO (0870 600 5522)
Links: Response (pdf)
See also: Journal of Social Policy Volume 31/4, Digest 124 (paragraph 4.6)
Date: 2002-May
