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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

London

City of London must find land for 682 more homes

City of London has to plan for 157 new homes a year, 785 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 104 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 104 Other brownfield on the register: 0 Still to find: 682

Brownfield cover

13%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

682

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

4%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, City of London delivered 15 of the 416 homes it was required to: 4%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.

What is on the brownfield register

2 live sites covering 0 hectares, of which 0 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.