East of England
Three Rivers must find land for 2,497 more homes
Three Rivers has to plan for 752 new homes a year, 3,760 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,262 of them.
Still to find
2,497
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
47%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Three Rivers delivered 894 of the 1,910 homes it was required to: 47%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
59 live sites covering 50 hectares, of which 48 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.