East of England
Central Bedfordshire must plan for 2,210 homes a year
Central Bedfordshire has to plan for 2,210 new homes a year, 11,050 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Central Bedfordshire. Only 60% 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 Central Bedfordshire has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Central Bedfordshire delivered 6,182 of the 5,910 homes it was required to: 105%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
94 live sites covering 340 hectares, of which 16 have no planning permission yet. 38 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.