North West
Manchester must plan for 2,601 homes a year
Manchester has to plan for 2,601 new homes a year, 13,005 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Manchester. Only 45% 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 Manchester has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Manchester delivered 7,972 of the 10,599 homes it was required to: 75%. The government's published consequence: the council must add a 20% buffer to its land supply.
What is on the brownfield register
579 live sites covering 397 hectares, of which 262 have no planning permission yet. 318 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.