North West
Halton must find land for 454 more homes
Halton has to plan for 485 new homes a year, 2,425 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,971 of them.
Still to find
454
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
170%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Halton delivered 1,113 of the 656 homes it was required to: 170%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
50 live sites covering 77 hectares, of which 22 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.