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.
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.