Case Study
“How do we determine the best way of managing our brownfield risk?”
“How do we determine the best way of managing our brownfield risk?” Background English Partnerships (EP) is the national regeneration agency for England. Its overall aim - creating quality, sustainable homes and workplaces - is achieved by: • Developing its own portfolio of strategic projects, which includes former coalfields, NHS properties and many other categories of brownfield land; • Acting as the Government’s specialist advisor on brownfield land; and • Ensuring that surplus public sector land is used to support wider Government objectives (such as developing sustainable communities). The issue Given its wide mandate and extensive landholdings, it is very important for EP to keep up with standards of good practice in relation to brownfield risk management. With more than a decad