East Midlands
Charnwood must find land for 2,081 more homes
Charnwood has to plan for 999 new homes a year, 4,995 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,914 of them.
Still to find
2,081
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
62%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Charnwood delivered 2,080 of the 3,376 homes it was required to: 62%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
103 live sites covering 140 hectares, of which 68 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.