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

South West

Torridge must find land for 1,621 more homes

Torridge has to plan for 537 new homes a year, 2,685 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,063 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 759 Other brownfield on the register: 304 Still to find: 1,621

Brownfield cover

40%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

1,621

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

122%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Torridge 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

31 live sites covering 39 hectares, of which 13 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.