North West
Preston must find land for 1,147 more homes
Preston has to plan for 642 new homes a year, 3,210 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,063 of them.
Still to find
1,147
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
460%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Preston delivered 3,695 of the 803 homes it was required to: 460%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
30 live sites covering 13 hectares, of which 11 have no planning permission yet. 6 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.
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.