Brownfield Housing Fund
The Brownfield Housing Fund is designed to create more homes by bringing more brownfield land into development.
Programme overview
Lead: West Yorkshire Combined Authority
Area(s) Covered: Bradford, Calderdale, Kirklees, Leeds, Wakefield
Funding: £89 million from Department for levelling up, Housing & Communities
Aims of this programme are to:
- Commencing the construction of 5,400 homes by March 2025
- Improved housing delivery on brownfield sites
- Regeneration of neighbourhoods through reducing blight caused by vacant sites.
- Carbon savings through:
- Installed low carbon technologies
- Close to transport hubs
- Increase the use of Modern Methods of Construction
- Boosting productivity supporting local supply chains
- Achieve a mixture of housing types and tenure types including affordable
- Projects within this programme
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Browse the different projects within this programme by opening and closing the tabs below.
- Former Pontefract Fire Station Redevelopment
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Project overview
The former Fire Station redevelopment, at the junction of Stuart Street and Newport Street in Pontefract Town Centre, is now completed.
It regenerated a brownfield site to create a new landmark building, providing 100% affordable housing. The 3-storey building comprises 37 apartments, 26 car parking spaces and associated landscaping.
The scheme incorporates electric vehicle charging points, along with bicycle stores to promote the use of sustainable transport. The site is located within Pontefract Town Centre and is within short walking distance of Pontefract bus station.
Project Lead West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Regeneration District/Area Wakefield Business Case Summary Committee Paper – February 2022 Funding £419,124 Project Status Activity 6 - Project Closure Start and End Dates November 2021 – March 2023 Delivery Partners Wakefield and District Housing (WDH) Get In Touch CustomerFeedback@westyorks-ca.gov.uk Last updated January 2025
- Manchester Road, Bradford
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Project overview
The Manchester Road scheme consists of two brownfield sites at Croscombe Walk and Elsdon Grove in Bradford City Centre.
The development proposal includes a mixed tenure residential development of 108 high quality, affordable homes comprising of including 54 affordable rent units, 31 for shared ownership units and 23 rent to buy units.
The development is close to the train station, the market, and all city centre amenities.
With decent space standards and improved fabric insulation, the homes will be energy efficient resulting lower energy bills by 2025.
Project Lead West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Regeneration District/Area Bradford Business Case Summary Committee Paper – March 2022 Funding £1.2 million Project Status Activity 5 - Delivery Start and End Dates March 2022 – November 2024 Delivery Partners Incommunities Ltd Get In Touch CustomerFeedback@westyorks-ca.gov.uk Last updated January 2025
- Railway Street, Leeds
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Project overview
The scheme, located within the Burmantoffs and Richmond Hill wards in Leeds, will provide a new housing development comprising a five-story apartment block of 58 affordable flats.
Associated secure cycle parking, car parking and landscaping works will be part of the scheme The mix of flats includes a two bedroomed flat with to full wheelchair standards.
The scheme includes installation of photovoltaic panels to the roof of the building and all car parking spaces will have electric vehicle charging points.
Project Lead West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Regeneration District/Area Leeds Business Case Summary Committee Paper – March 2023 Funding £1.5 million Project Status Activity 5 - Delivery Start and End Dates March 2023 - November 2024 Delivery Partners 54North Homes Limited Get In Touch CustomerFeedback@westyorks-ca.gov.uk Last updated January 2025