West Midlands
Dudley must find land for 1,071 more homes
Dudley has to plan for 1,514 new homes a year, 7,570 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 6,499 of them.
Still to find
1,071
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
92%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Dudley delivered 1,797 of the 1,959 homes it was required to: 92%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
119 live sites covering 168 hectares, of which 76 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.