Purpose

Funding bids to the Brownfield Land Release
Fund if successful will enable remediation of brownfield sites in
Bristol for affordable housing development projects.

Content

The Brownfield Land Release Fund 2 (BLRF2) is
making up to £180 million capital grant funding available to
English councils to support the release of council-owned brownfield
land for housing development. Local authorities have been asked to
submit bids by 14 February 2024.The decision has been taken to
approve submission of the following funding bids to the BLRF:
Baltic Wharf - £2.527m for 166 homes
Bath Road - £2.342m for 350 homes
Woodborough Street - £59,384k for 5 homes
Sea Mills - £153,740k for 13 homes
This capital grant funding will unlock and accelerate the release
of these local authority owned sites for delivery of affordable
housing.