Bradley's campaign to get the Government to set out a strategy to bring empty homes back into long-term use has made the front page of today's (June 19th) Bromsgrove Standard.
According to Action on Empty Homes, there are more than 1 million empty homes in England. In October 2025, Bromsgrove District had 635 empty homes, of which 384 had been empty for more than 6 months.
As part of his ongoing to fight to save Bromsgrove and the Villages’ greenbelt, the local MP has launched a Parliamentary petition that demands the Government sets out a strategy to bring the more than 1 million empty homes back into long-term use.
It also demands the Government builds houses on brownfield land first after the "State of Brownfield 2025" report from the CPRE found there is enough brownfield land capacity in England to support a minimum of 1.41 million new homes, of which 55% already have full or in-principle planning permission. The Government could meet 94% of its 1.5 million new homes target just by building on brownfield alone.
The petition also demands that, when houses are built in the right locations, they should only be built when the accompanying infrastructure is provided.
The local MP believes that, if the Government builds houses on brownfield land first and brings empty properties back into use, the 85% increase in Bromsgrove and the Villages’ housing target could be reversed, saving the greenbelt and protecting the constituency from excessive development.
In the House of Commons yesterday (June 18th), the local MP asked the Leader of the House for a statement from the Housing Minister on the Government’s long-term empty homes strategy as soon as possible.
Residents can sign Bradley’s petition by clicking here.
