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

South West

Teignbridge must find land for 4,513 more homes

Teignbridge has to plan for 1,065 new homes a year, 5,325 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 813 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 178 Other brownfield on the register: 635 Still to find: 4,513

Brownfield cover

15%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

4,513

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

78%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Teignbridge delivered 1,712 of the 2,201 homes it was required to: 78%. The government's published consequence: the council must add a 20% buffer to its land supply.

What is on the brownfield register

20 live sites covering 37 hectares, of which 10 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.