South West
Dorset must find land for 13,767 more homes
Dorset has to plan for 3,273 new homes a year, 16,365 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,597 of them.
Still to find
13,767
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
88%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Dorset delivered 4,833 of the 5,463 homes it was required to: 88%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
83 live sites covering 68 hectares, of which 63 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.