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

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.

Brownfield with permission: 900 Other brownfield on the register: 2,049 Still to find: 2,045

Brownfield cover

59%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

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.