South East
New Forest must find land for 5,003 more homes
New Forest has to plan for 1,507 new homes a year, 7,535 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,534 of them.
Still to find
5,003
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
48%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, New Forest delivered 579 of the 1,200 homes it was required to: 48%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
36 live sites covering 79 hectares, of which 20 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.