The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is proposing this framework will set clear parameters which will help approval become “the default”.

Brownfield land is being targeted as the government reasons that these areas are less populated than elsewhere in Europe, highlighting that no square kilometre in England has over 25,000 inhabitants when this is more than double in Paris and Barcelona.

The government is gathering views on these proposals but has stated these insights would not impact the reform of the National Planning Policy Framework.

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Specifically, the government is interested in finding out whether brownfield development is explicitly approved unless specific exclusions apply. An example of this would be in relation to flood risk.

The government is also gaining insights on whether a brownfield passport could be supported by linking them to the national scheme of delegation, which we have committed to provide for through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.

As part of wider action to support the development of small sites, the govt will also consider whether any of these proposals could apply to non-brownfield land in urban areas.