North West
Cumberland must plan for 1,120 homes a year
Cumberland has to plan for 1,120 new homes a year, 5,600 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Cumberland. Only 67% 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 Cumberland has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Cumberland delivered 2,710 of the 786 homes it was required to: 345%. The figure combines the separate results for the former districts that now make up Cumberland.
What is on the brownfield register
67 live sites covering 116 hectares, of which 19 have no planning permission yet. 22 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.