East of England
Basildon must find land for 1,212 more homes
Basildon has to plan for 1,289 new homes a year, 6,445 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 5,231 of them.
Still to find
1,212
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
23%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Basildon delivered 731 of the 3,123 homes it was required to: 23%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
84 live sites covering 90 hectares, of which 35 have no planning permission yet. 3 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.
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.