East of England
St Albans must find land for 7,640 more homes
St Albans has to plan for 1,653 new homes a year, 8,265 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 626 of them.
Still to find
7,640
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
46%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, St Albans delivered 1,220 of the 2,662 homes it was required to: 46%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
20 live sites covering 18 hectares, of which 4 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.