East of England
Dacorum must find land for 4,326 more homes
Dacorum has to plan for 1,401 new homes a year, 7,005 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,678 of them.
Still to find
4,326
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
52%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Dacorum delivered 1,578 of the 3,051 homes it was required to: 52%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
35 live sites covering 62 hectares, of which 21 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.