Brownfield funding member news
On 9th October, the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) announced £60 million of funding to support the construction of 6,000 new homes through the second phase of the £180m Brownfield Release Fund.
The £60 million made available will support around 100 regeneration schemes, with the North of England being allocated approximately £23 million. Local authorities in the North West will receive over £15 million, while there will be £5.2 million for the North East and £2.4 million for authorities in Yorkshire & Humber.
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council will receive approximately £3.2 million, the largest single allocation in the North, and the third largest of all authorities who received funds.
Money from the Brownfield Release Fund can be used to bring brownfield land, including derelict car parks, industrial sites and town centre buildings, back into productive use and ready for new housebuilding schemes.
A full breakdown of how the £23 million awarded to Northern local authorities will be allocated can be found in the table below:
| Area | Funding allocation |
| North West | £15,460,984 |
| Burnley Borough Council | £416,312 |
| Bury | £1,731,015 |
| Lancaster Council | £1,439,016 |
| Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council | £3,151,226 |
| Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council | £425,951 |
| Salford City Council | £3,000,000 |
| Trafford City Council | £1,930,000 |
| Wigan Council | £1,042,464 |
| Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council | £2,325,000 |
| North East | £5,216,116 |
| Darlington Borough Council | £262,450 |
| Newcastle upon Tyne City Council | £1,819,123 |
| Sunderland City Council | £3,134,543 |
| Yorkshire and Humber | £2,375,790 |
| Kingston upon Hull City Council | £980,000 |
| Kirklees Council | £210,100 |
| Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council | £431,746 |
| Sheffield City Council | £753,944 |
| Total | £23,052,890 |
