North West
Blackburn with Darwen must find land for 1,859 more homes
Blackburn with Darwen has to plan for 514 new homes a year, 2,570 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 713 of them.
Still to find
1,859
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
381%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Blackburn with Darwen delivered 1,623 of the 426 homes it was required to: 381%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
21 live sites covering 34 hectares, of which 3 have no planning permission yet. 2 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.