South East
Rother must find land for 3,757 more homes
Rother has to plan for 895 new homes a year, 4,475 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 717 of them.
Still to find
3,757
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
35%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Rother delivered 776 of the 2,197 homes it was required to: 35%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
42 live sites covering 29 hectares, of which 21 have no planning permission yet. 1 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.