London

Wandsworth's brownfield register covers five years of its target

Wandsworth has to plan for 4,243 new homes a year, 21,215 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 28,839 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 18,813 Other brownfield on the register: 10,026 Covers 5 years of need, with 7,625 homes to spare

Brownfield cover

136%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Homes to spare

7,625

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

123%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Wandsworth delivered 7,187 of the 5,850 homes it was required to: 123%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

188 live sites covering 253 hectares, of which 66 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.