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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

East Midlands

Blaby must find land for 2,401 more homes

Blaby has to plan for 537 new homes a year, 2,685 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 283 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 139 Other brownfield on the register: 144 Still to find: 2,401

Brownfield cover

11%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

2,401

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

86%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Blaby delivered 863 of the 998 homes it was required to: 86%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.

What is on the brownfield register

16 live sites covering 10 hectares, of which 7 have no planning permission yet.

A council short of land has to find more, and the 17 August 2026 planning framework widened what counts as grey belt. This page describes the council's position. It does not say whether any particular piece of land would get permission.

Housing Delivery Test 2025 measurement, published 17 August 2026.