South West
Torbay must find land for 3,476 more homes
Torbay has to plan for 972 new homes a year, 4,860 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,386 of them.
Still to find
3,476
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
40%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Torbay delivered 729 of the 1,812 homes it was required to: 40%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
82 live sites covering 50 hectares, of which 63 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.