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Government combines Network Rail property arm and LCR in pledge to build 40,000 brownfield homes

Platform4 hopes to accelerate already proposed plans for homes on surplus railway sites
Landsec has lodged plans for the first 879 homes at Manchester Mayfield. (Assembly Studios)
Landsec has lodged plans for the first 879 homes at Manchester Mayfield. (Assembly Studios)
CoStar News
July 30, 2025 | 7:21 AM

The government has unveiled Platform4, a new real estate company created by combining London and Continental Railways and Network Rail's property team, pledging the move will accelerate development of 40,000 homes already in the pipeline on surplus railway land.

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