PPS 4 Planning and Economic Development·Page 15·4.10
Re-use of previously developed land for economic development
Previously developed land plays an important role in providing sites for economic development and supports Government strategies for anti-poverty, social inclusion, economic regeneration, and physical renewal.
The re-use of previously developed land has an important role to play not only in the supply of sites for economic development, but it can also to help to support the Government's Anti-Poverty and Social Inclusion Strategy, and assist with economic regeneration and physical renewal, helping to stimulate enterprise in the most disadvantaged areas in order to tackle long-term unemployment and issues of employability.
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