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19 January 2021
Categories: Legal News , Planning , Local government
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LNB news: Right to Regenerate—consultation announced into reform of Right to Contest

The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government has announced a consultation into the reform of the Right to Contest, following a new Right to Regenerate proposal which allows the public to require councils and the public sector to sell unused land and assets so that they may convert derelict buildings and vacant plots of land into new homes or community spaces

Lexis®Library update: Latest figures from Freedom of Information data show over 100,000 empty council-owned garages last year and over 25,000 council owned homes are vacant.

The consultation, which closes at 11:45 pm on 13 March 2021, is aimed support individuals, businesses and organisations with an easier route to ‘identify, purchase and redevelop’ derelict land or buildings.

The government aims to ‘strengthen the right’ which will subsequently provide greater regeneration of brownfield land and increase housing supplies.

This content was first published by LNB News / Lexis®Library, a LexisNexis® company, on 18 January 2021 and is published with permission. Further information can be found at: www.lexisnexis.com

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/right-to-regenerate-reform-of-the-right-to-contest#history

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