What happened to the Derelict Land Grant and the Land Reclamation Programme, which you used to operate?
The Derelict Land Grant (DLG) was payable for reclaiming or improving land or for bringing land into productive use, under section 1 of the DLG Act 1982. This was managed by the then Department of the Environment until 1994 when English Partnerships (as the Urban Regeneration Agency) was created. It dealt with new applications for grants under a new Land Reclamation Programme, with revised application and eligibility criteria. This was part of its overall Investment Fund, along with the Partnership Investment Programme and Direct Development projects.
