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Housing Zones: guidance and shortlist

The government has announced plans to create 30 Housing Zones on brownfield sites across the country to increase housing supply.

This collection was withdrawn on 8 March 2021

This funding programme has now closed. See current Homes England funding programmes.

• From: Homes and Communities Agency and Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (2018 to 2021)
• Published: 22 August 2014
• Last updated: 8 January 2015 — See all updates

The Housing Zones programme offers the chance to unlock brownfield land that has the potential to provide viable housing schemes. This is through a combination of:

• long term investment funding
• planning simplification (eg local development orders)
• local authority leadership
• dedicated brokerage support from central government and the Advisory Team for Large Applications (ATLAS) planning support.

Central government is making available £200 million of recoverable investment funding for Housing Zones in England outside of London.

Prospectus

This prospectus sets out more detail of the funding and bidding process to create housing zones outside of London.

• Housing zones: prospectus
  • 15 September 2014
  • Guidance

Shortlisted bidders

• Areas shortlisted to become England's first housing zones
  • 8 January 2015
  • Press release

Published 22 August 2014
Last updated 8 January 2015 + show all updates

1. 8 January 2015

   Shortlisted bidders added

2. 22 August 2014

   First published.