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Britpave, the British Cementitious Paving Association, is an independent body established to develop and forward concrete and cementitious solutions for infrastructure.

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It is active in the development of solutions and best practice for roads, rail, airfields, guided bus, drainage channels, soil stabilisation and recycling. As such, the Association is the focal point for the infrastructure industry.

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Date: Thu 06 Feb 2020

Use brownfield sites for social housing

EDAROTH, a subsidiary of Britpave member Atkins, has carried out new research that has found that there are almost 18,000 brownfield sites across the UK that should prioritised for low-cost, affordable social housing development. The research found that the sites could provide an area for development the size of Birmingham and space for more than a million social homes, almost matching the numbers on council waiting lists.
Mark Powell, managing director of EDAROTH, said that, in 2018, 169,000 homes were built, of which only 17% were for social housing. England needs to deliver 90,000 new homes a year for affordable rent – levels not achieved since 1980. He commented: ‘We believe that brownfield sites offer the potential to tackle social housing waiting lists, providing spaces for homes in the places where people and families want to live and work. They offer a significant opportunity for faster, low-cost modern construction methods which are suitable for the challenges of such sites."

Brownfield sites, says the report, are often located in communities in which low-to-median income households struggle to find truly affordable homes. Developing local authority-owned brownfield land for social housing would allow councils to improve the value of the land assets and to generate rental income.

The South East has the highest number of such sites (3,013) which could be developed into almost 140,000 dwellings - providing 111% of the required homes on social housing waiting lists. The North East has the fewest number (756) but this land could account for more than 70% of waiting list homes. London's entire social housing list would be eliminated if 90% of brownfield sites were built upon.
EDAROTH is calling for collaboration across central government, government agencies, local authorities, professional bodies and the housing industry to create a shared ambition to meet the social housing challenge and to build more sustainable communities.

To view and download the report visit: https://bit.ly/2UvxtpO