North West
Bury must find land for 2,045 more homes
Bury has to plan for 999 new homes a year, 4,995 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,949 of them.
Still to find
2,045
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
114%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Bury delivered 844 of the 738 homes it was required to: 114%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
76 live sites covering 70 hectares, of which 52 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.