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89B: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause— “Brownfield land priority (1) A spatial development strategy prepared by a mayor, combined authority, or combined county authority must seek to prioritise the development of suitable brownfield land within the relevant area before designating greenfield land for development. (2) Greenfield land may be designated for development where the authority is satisfied that— (a) the use of available brownfield land alone would be insufficient to meet identified development needs, or (b) development of such brownfield land would not be viable, deliverable, or would give rise to unacceptable environmental impacts, having regard to subsection (3). (3) In applying this section, the authority must have regard to— (a) the availability and deliverability of brownfield land, (b) the economic viability of development, (c) the suitability of brownfield land for the proposed development, (d) the environmental impacts of any development, (e) the need to meet housing and economic development requirements in the relevant area, and (f) and relevant national planning policy.”