South East
Buckinghamshire must find land for 18,662 more homes
Buckinghamshire has to plan for 4,344 new homes a year, 21,720 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 3,060 of them.
Still to find
18,662
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
94%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Buckinghamshire delivered 7,763 of the 8,274 homes it was required to: 94%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
200 live sites covering 220 hectares, of which 25 have no planning permission yet. 36 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.