South East
Swale must find land for 400 more homes
Swale has to plan for 1,071 new homes a year, 5,355 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,953 of them.
Still to find
400
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
70%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Swale delivered 2,186 of the 3,109 homes it was required to: 70%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
58 live sites covering 113 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.