South West
Forest of Dean must find land for 2,043 more homes
Forest of Dean has to plan for 598 new homes a year, 2,990 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 946 of them.
Still to find
2,043
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
128%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Forest of Dean delivered 1,270 of the 991 homes it was required to: 128%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
48 live sites covering 52 hectares, of which 29 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.