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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

South West

South Gloucestershire must find land for 369 more homes

South Gloucestershire has to plan for 1,731 new homes a year, 8,655 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 8,284 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 3,347 Other brownfield on the register: 4,937 Still to find: 369

Brownfield cover

96%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

369

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

138%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, South Gloucestershire delivered 5,612 of the 4,071 homes it was required to: 138%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

82 live sites covering 263 hectares, of which 8 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.