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

East Midlands

Hinckley and Bosworth must find land for 2,947 more homes

Hinckley and Bosworth has to plan for 667 new homes a year, 3,335 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 387 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 23 Other brownfield on the register: 364 Still to find: 2,947

Brownfield cover

12%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

2,947

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

134%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Hinckley and Bosworth delivered 1,832 of the 1,372 homes it was required to: 134%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

10 live sites covering 16 hectares, of which 8 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.