South East
Maidstone must find land for 2,849 more homes
Maidstone has to plan for 1,373 new homes a year, 6,865 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,015 of them.
Still to find
2,849
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
93%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Maidstone delivered 2,784 of the 3,000 homes it was required to: 93%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
108 live sites covering 101 hectares, of which 37 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.