North West
Westmorland and Furness must find land for 4,621 more homes
Westmorland and Furness has to plan for 1,322 new homes a year, 6,610 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,991 of them.
Still to find
4,621
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
307%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Westmorland and Furness delivered 2,312 of the 752 homes it was required to: 307%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
59 live sites covering 84 hectares, of which 34 have no planning permission yet. 4 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.