Gov't to investigate development of brownfield sites on Island

New political body could be created to tackle issue

Government is looking at the social and environmental benefits of developing unused urban areas.

A new political body could soon be created to investigate how to tackle the issue of brownfield sites on the Island.

It's proposed that an Urban Development Agency could be formed by the Department for Enterprise to identify areas in need of attention.

Minister for Enterprise Lawrence Skelly says there's public and political desire to get them sorted out: