Housing: Wetlands
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what measures the Government is considering to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas in order to ensure they can be competitive in low value areas.
Answered by Matthew Pennycook
The government has no current plans to directly intervene to lower the cost of building new properties in marsh land areas.
We are taking decisive action across a wide range of areas to support housebuilding across the country, including in lower value areas.
The Brownfield Land Release Fund provides funding to local planning authorities to help address market failures and viability gaps on small to medium sized brownfield sites.
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