I trust that my hon. Friend recognises that to a developer, the choice between developing a brownfield site, which may have problems of industrial waste or contamination, and developing a greenfield site, which carries none of that extra development cost, makes them much more likely to want to pursue a greenfield or green belt option rather than a more challenging industrial brownfield option.
Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Mark Spencer
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Friday, 24 October 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Self-build and Custom Housebuilding Bill.
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