North West
St. Helens must plan for 766 homes a year
St. Helens has to plan for 766 new homes a year, 3,830 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for St. Helens. Only 0% 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 St. Helens has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, St. Helens delivered 1,404 of the 1,188 homes it was required to: 118%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
130 live sites covering 224 hectares, of which 41 have no planning permission yet. 130 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.