East Midlands
West Northamptonshire must find land for 9,417 more homes
West Northamptonshire has to plan for 2,536 new homes a year, 12,680 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 3,262 of them.
Still to find
9,417
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
104%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, West Northamptonshire delivered 5,948 of the 5,719 homes it was required to: 104%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
84 live sites covering 59 hectares, of which 28 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.