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

London

Kensington and Chelsea must find land for 13,083 more homes

Kensington and Chelsea has to plan for 4,525 new homes a year, 22,625 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 9,543 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 5,181 Other brownfield on the register: 4,362 Still to find: 13,083

Brownfield cover

42%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

13,083

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

78%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Kensington and Chelsea delivered 896 of the 1,146 homes it was required to: 78%. The government's published consequence: the council must add a 20% buffer to its land supply.

What is on the brownfield register

63 live sites covering 53 hectares, of which 20 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.