North West
Blackpool must plan for 589 homes a year
Blackpool has to plan for 589 new homes a year, 2,945 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Blackpool. Only 66% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Blackpool has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Blackpool delivered 658 of the 423 homes it was required to: 156%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
50 live sites covering 22 hectares, of which 24 have no planning permission yet. 17 of them give no housing estimate.
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.