East of England
Welwyn Hatfield's brownfield register covers five years of its target
Welwyn Hatfield has to plan for 821 new homes a year, 4,105 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,502 of them.
Homes to spare
395
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
46%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Welwyn Hatfield delivered 1,058 of the 2,291 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
71 live sites covering 56 hectares, of which 13 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.