South West
North Somerset must plan for 1,581 homes a year
North Somerset has to plan for 1,581 new homes a year, 7,905 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for North Somerset. Only 61% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that North Somerset has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, North Somerset delivered 2,598 of the 4,063 homes it was required to: 64%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
57 live sites covering 73 hectares, of which 15 have no planning permission yet. 22 of them give no housing estimate.
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.