South East
Lewes must find land for 3,240 more homes
Lewes has to plan for 855 new homes a year, 4,275 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,036 of them.
Still to find
3,240
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
60%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Lewes delivered 1,398 of the 2,341 homes it was required to: 60%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
46 live sites covering 21 hectares, of which 19 have no planning permission yet. 6 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.