Reduce text sizeIncrease text sizeDefault coloursImproved contrastHigh contrastStatistical releases for national and regional trends in previously developed land are compiled from information on individual sites supplied by local authorities across England.
As local authorities are generally not able to provide reports on all of the previously developed sites in their area, they are asked to estimate the percentage of the total area of each land type that is covered by their return of individual sites. These completeness percentages are used to provide the grossed national and regional estimates.
Latest figures from the National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land (NLUD-PDL) show that local authorities identified an estimated 61,920 ha of PDL in England, down 2.9% from 63,750 ha in 2008. An estimated 33,390 ha of PDL were vacant or derelict, 54% of the total.
The figures are from the report Previously Developed Land that may be available for redevelopment that presents a statistical summary of survey results of both the supply of vacant and derelict sites and in use sites that may be available for redevelopment from 2009. The report also looks at a range of measurements concerning the potential reuse of PDL, including housing, across England as identified by local authorities.
Summary tables give further detail of the key results presented in the 2009 statistical release:
For more information please contact Demi Osinowo on Demi.Osinowo@hca.gsx.gov.uk
Site level data reported in the National Land Use Database (NLUD) is available.
The information is for the most recent year when a return was received from the local authority. The year is shown on the data and the information is for 31 March in that year. Information is not available for a small number of local authorities.
National, Regional and local results and analyses from the National Land Use Database of Previously Developed Land (NLUD-PDL) surveys from 2001 to 2008 are available to download from the results page of the archived NLUD website.
2008 results can be obtained by contacting: nlud@hca.gsx.gov.uk
For further information regarding statistics of previously-developed land please email: nlud@hca.gsx.gov.uk or telephone: 01925 64 4709.
For information and/or advice concerning National Indicator (NI) 170 – Previously developed land that has been vacant or derelict for more than 5 years please contact Grant.Kelly@communities.gsi.gov.uk
Guidance notes for Local Authorities providing NLUD returns via Microsoft Excel or in a GIS format are available to download.
Guidance notes for Local Authorities using the Data Entry Management Tool (DEMT) to provide their return can be downloaded from the key documents page of the archived NLUD website.
