South East
Portsmouth must plan for 1,022 homes a year
Portsmouth has to plan for 1,022 new homes a year, 5,110 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Portsmouth. Only 0% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Portsmouth has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Portsmouth delivered 308 of the 2,702 homes it was required to: 11%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
146 live sites covering 250 hectares, of which 83 have no planning permission yet. 146 of them give no housing estimate.
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.