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.
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.