General Question · S2O-10029 · Session 2
What progress is being made to regenerate brownfield sites such as those in Dunfermline East.
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made to regenerate brownfield sites such as those in Dunfermline East.
The answer
TheExecutive is promoting and supporting brownfield regeneration in a number ofways. For example,
The Executive’s planning policy gives priority to the re-useof previously developed land, where appropriate, in preference to greenfield development; and
TheExecutive has a number of funding streams, including the Vacant and DerelictLand Fund, which support the remediation and reuse of brownfield land.
CommunitiesScotland and Fife Council have been very proactive in identifying sites in the council’sownership for transfer to local housing associations and in the last two years13 brownfield sites in Fife have been transferred.
The Executive’s planning policy gives priority to the re-useof previously developed land, where appropriate, in preference to greenfield development; and
TheExecutive has a number of funding streams, including the Vacant and DerelictLand Fund, which support the remediation and reuse of brownfield land.
CommunitiesScotland and Fife Council have been very proactive in identifying sites in the council’sownership for transfer to local housing associations and in the last two years13 brownfield sites in Fife have been transferred.
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2O-10029 by reference.