East of England
North Hertfordshire must find land for 3,894 more homes
North Hertfordshire has to plan for 1,036 new homes a year, 5,180 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,285 of them.
Still to find
3,894
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
75%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, North Hertfordshire delivered 1,424 of the 1,910 homes it was required to: 75%. The government's published consequence: the council must add a 20% buffer to its land supply.
What is on the brownfield register
57 live sites covering 40 hectares, of which 12 have no planning permission yet. 8 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.