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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

North West

Ribble Valley must find land for 1,344 more homes

Ribble Valley has to plan for 310 new homes a year, 1,550 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 207 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 182 Other brownfield on the register: 25 Still to find: 1,344

Brownfield cover

13%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

1,344

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

425%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Ribble Valley delivered 1,552 of the 365 homes it was required to: 425%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

21 live sites covering 8 hectares, of which 2 have no planning permission yet. 2 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.