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Cheshire East Council secure £100k funding for brownfield homes in Macclesfield

Cheshire East Council have secured funding for a new initiative to get more homes built on brownfield land.

The Department for Communities and Local Government has confirmed a grant that is expected to be £100k to help two sites in Macclesfield get ready for development.

The money comes from a £5m fund set up to enable planning authorities to establish Local Development Orders (LDOs) on brownfield land.

77% of the 4,000 homes built in Cheshire East over the past five years have been on brownfield land.

Alongside efforts to get more houses built on brownfield land, grants to convert unused floors above shops into modern, affordable apartments are available under a Town Living Initiative run by the Council in conjunction with the Homes and Communities Agency and social landlord Contour Homes.

Cheshire East Council’s executive director of economic growth and prosperity,Caroline Simpson, said: “We have got brownfield sites in Macclesfield that need funding if they are to be developed.

“The Council has a brownfield-first policy on housing and we are actively seeking ways to ensure that we build on any previously developed land before encroaching on the countryside or green belt.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Sophia Taha .