Brownfield land register

Local planning authorities in England need to:

· prepare, maintain and publish registers of previously developed land.

(The Town and Country Planning (Brownfield Land Register) Regulations 2017).

The register must provide:

· information about sites that the Council thinks are appropriate for residential development and,

· it must have 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 as defined 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

· lists all brownfield sites considered suitable for residential development.

Part 2

· lists the sites on part 1 which the local authority thinks "permission in principle" should be granted.

· Permission in principle is like outline planning permission.

· The legislation is set out in the Town and Country Planning (Permission in Principle) Order 2017. Permission in principle is subject to extra publicity, notification and consultation.

Part 1 of the register has been completed for Darlington. See the register and map below. No sites have been included on Part 2 of the register.