CPRE: Brownfield land could deliver one million new homes

BusinessGreen staff
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Derelict and vacant land could be used to regenerate towns and cities, while minimising environmental impacts

UK towns and cities have room to add one million new homes simply by making use of derelict and vacant land. That is the headline conclusion of a new analysis undertaken by the Campaign to Protect Rural...

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