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Representation ID: 4276

Received: 23/03/2021

Respondent: Mr John Fox

The Campaign to Protect Rural England recently stated that there is space to build 1.1M affordable homes on reclaimed ‘brownfield’ sites across the country. Bradford is no different and could meets its set minimum annual target through developing such sites. It will also have the opportunity to access a new £100m fund launched in January 2021 by the government, giving councils across England the chance to pitch for money to support developments on public land and regeneration of council estates. The councils limited planning resources should be focused here and not even be looking at greenfield (even if of supposed low environmental value) or greenbelt to meet its needs. I would also suggest that the pandemic has changed the housing supply equation for Bradford. Our struggling High Streets and business zones should be repurposed as residential neighbourhoods. Finally, houses to facilitate downsizing is crucial to tackling the skewed housing market.