London
Islington must find land for 5,407 more homes
Islington has to plan for 2,362 new homes a year, 11,810 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 6,403 of them.
Still to find
5,407
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
69%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Islington delivered 1,609 of the 2,325 homes it was required to: 69%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
69 live sites covering 70 hectares, of which 33 have no planning permission yet. 5 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.
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.