South West
North Devon must find land for 2,853 more homes
North Devon has to plan for 789 new homes a year, 3,945 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,092 of them.
Still to find
2,853
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
122%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, North Devon delivered 2,698 of the 2,212 homes it was required to: 122%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
62 live sites covering 41 hectares, of which 27 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.