South West
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole must find land for 4,518 more homes
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole has to plan for 2,959 new homes a year, 14,795 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 10,279 of them.
Still to find
4,518
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
35%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole delivered 2,799 of the 8,010 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
255 live sites covering 124 hectares, of which 89 have no planning permission yet. 3 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.