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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

East of England

Rochford must find land for 2,616 more homes

Rochford has to plan for 700 new homes a year, 3,500 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 882 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 472 Other brownfield on the register: 410 Still to find: 2,616

Brownfield cover

25%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

2,616

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

111%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Rochford delivered 1,191 of the 1,075 homes it was required to: 111%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

31 live sites covering 35 hectares, of which 14 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.