Planning Reform Working Paper: Brownfield Passport

Overview

The government is committed to getting Britain building again. This paper forms part of a series of working papers on different aspects of planning reform, designed to inform further policy development in collaboration with the wider sector.

It proposes options for a form of brownfield passport, which would be more specific about the development that should be regarded as acceptable, with the default answer to suitable proposals being a straightforward “yes”.

Enquiries

For any enquiries about this working paper please contact: 

Brownfieldpassport@communities.gov.uk  

How to respond

Please note that this is not a formal consultation and is instead intended to inform discussions with the sector, to determine whether and how to take these proposals forward. Alongside these discussions, we welcome responses to the series of questions that are posed at the end of the paper.  There is no formal deadline, and we will confirm next steps on these proposals in due course.  

Citizen Space is the department’s preferred route for receiving responses. We strongly encourage responses to be made via Citizen Space, particularly from organisations with access to online facilities such as local planning authorities, representative bodies and businesses. Using Citizen Space greatly assists our analysis of responses, enabling more efficient and effective consideration of the issues raised. 

If you cannot respond via Citizen Space, you may send your response by email to: Brownfieldpassport@communities.gov.uk  

Written responses should be sent to:

Planning Policy Consultation Team
Planning Directorate – Planning Policy Division
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Floor 3, Fry Building
2 Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Please make it clear which question each comment relates to and ensure that the text of your response is in a format that allows copying of individual sentences or paragraphs, to help us when considering your view on particular issues.