Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 88023

Housing: Brownfield Sites

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 2025

Question

Blake Stephenson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the press release entitled First-time buyers to benefit from 40,000 new homes on brownfield railway land, published on 30 June 2025, whether these properties will be earmarked for first-time b

Answer

Simon Lightwood

First time buyers will be amongst those to benefit from the 40,000 homes unlocked over the next decade on a mix of surplus Department for Transport land and third-party land. Platform4 is committed to providing a mix of housing, including affordable and b...

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