3,000 new homes to be built on 14 brownfield sites in Liverpool CR

14 brownfield sites have been identified for nearly 3,000 new homes in the Liverpool City Region as part of the Metro Mayor’s plan to tackle the housing crisis.At its meeting on Friday 26 November, the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority will be asked to approve the use of the remaining £36m from its £45m Brownfield Land Fund to support the building schemes.Since the £45m funding was announced in July 2020, the combined authority has already invested £11m in seven projects across the region, which will deliver 886 homes.The latest round of funding is split between eight private sector led projects, identified following an oversubscribed open call during the summer, expected to deliver around 1,400 homes and six local authority led projects, expected to deliver a further 1,200 homes.In planning terms, any land that has been previously developed is classed as brownfield.In the Liverpool City Region, much of this land is derelict and formerly industrial, so must be cleaned up before it can be redeveloped.The combined authority investment will be used for site remediation and other measures required to make sites ready for development.In total, 700 brownfield sites have been identified across the six local authorities of the Liverpool City Region.The updated brownfield register identifies 1,813 acres of brownfield sites, which could provide space for more than 42,000 homes if remediated.