Brownfield land register

The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017 require local planning authorities in England to prepare, maintain and publish registers of previously developed land.

The register provides information on sites that the Council considers to be appropriate for residential development having regard to the criteria set out in the regulations and related guidance.

To be included in the Brownfield Land Register, sites must be previously developed in accordance with the definition outlined in Annex 2 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

They must also meet the criteria outlined in the Regulations below:

(a) the land has an area of at least 0.25 hectares or is capable of supporting at least 5 dwellings;

(b) the land is suitable for residential development;

(d) residential development of the land is achievable.

Registers are in two parts. Part 1 comprises all brownfield sites considered appropriate for residential development. Sites can be granted permission in principle through the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017 and can then be moved onto Part 2 of the register. Permission in principle is subject to additional publicity, notification and consultation.

Part 1 of the register has been completed for Darlington (register and associated map below). No sites have been included on Part 2 of the register at this time.

Brownfield land register [excel document]
Associated map [pdf document]