East Midlands
Leicester must plan for 1,631 homes a year
Leicester has to plan for 1,631 new homes a year, 8,155 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Leicester. Only 15% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Leicester has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Leicester delivered 2,899 of the 7,358 homes it was required to: 39%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
66 live sites covering 39 hectares, of which 10 have no planning permission yet. 56 of them give no housing estimate.
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.