North West
Cheshire West and Chester must plan for 1,929 homes a year
Cheshire West and Chester has to plan for 1,929 new homes a year, 9,645 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Cheshire West and Chester. Only 79% 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 Cheshire West and Chester has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Cheshire West and Chester delivered 4,000 of the 1,640 homes it was required to: 244%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
327 live sites covering 30,664 hectares, of which 216 have no planning permission yet. 69 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.