East of England
Southend-on-Sea must find land for 2,667 more homes
Southend-on-Sea has to plan for 1,409 new homes a year, 7,045 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,376 of them.
Still to find
2,667
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
20%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Southend-on-Sea delivered 698 of the 3,526 homes it was required to: 20%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
56 live sites covering 50 hectares, of which 6 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.