brownfield

¹

[ broun-feeld ]

noun

1. an industrial or commercial site that is idle or underused because of real or perceived environmental pollution.

Brownfield

²

[ broun-feeld ]

noun

1. a city in NW Texas.

brownfield

/ ˈbraʊnˌfiːld /

noun

1. modifier denoting or located in an urban area that has previously been built on

   Hampshire has many brownfield developments

brownfield

/ broun′fēld′ /

1. A piece of industrial or commercial property that is abandoned or underused and often environmentally contaminated, especially one considered as a potential site for redevelopment.
2. Compare greenfield

Word History and Origins

Origin of brownfield¹

1975–80; brown + field

Example Sentences

In addition to the signals on NI, on Tuesday the government released £68m to prepare brownfield land for new housing.

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It is now a barren, brownfield site where not much work is going on.

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To support his claim, Mr Stafford points to a 2022 report by planning consultancy Lichfields which found that even if every identified brownfield site in England was built to its full capacity, that would mean 1.4 million extra homes.

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The government also says that brownfield sites - old industrial or already built-on land - should be prioritised over the grey belt.

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Nevertheless, Sam Stafford from the Home Builders Federation believes that building on both the grey belt and additional brownfield sites in urban areas will be necessary to meet England’s housing needs.

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