The Ireland Brownfield Network (The Network) welcomes the Department of Environment’s (DoE) invitation to submit comments in relation to the recently published draft Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPSS) for Northern Ireland. The Network was established in February 2012 by a collective of leading brownfield practitioners operating in various professions throughout Ireland. It aims to encourage constructive dialogue and interaction amongst all those professions involved in the redevelopment of brownfield land. In doing so, the collective learning experiences, best practices and effective strategies can be shared to the betterment of brownfield redevelopment in Ireland. As part of this remit, the Network’s current organising committee felt it appropriate to comment on this recent consultation exercise. The Network would therefore like to make the following four Substantive Points