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.
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.