East of England
Epping Forest must plan for 1,244 homes a year
Epping Forest has to plan for 1,244 new homes a year, 6,220 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Epping Forest. Only 32% 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 Epping Forest has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Epping Forest delivered 999 of the 1,509 homes it was required to: 66%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
131 live sites covering 86 hectares, of which 78 have no planning permission yet. 89 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.