South East
Hastings must find land for 2,187 more homes
Hastings has to plan for 686 new homes a year, 3,430 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,242 of them.
Still to find
2,187
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
44%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Hastings delivered 646 of the 1,457 homes it was required to: 44%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
29 live sites covering 30 hectares, of which 13 have no planning permission yet.
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.