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West Midlands

Lichfield's brownfield register covers five years of its target

Lichfield has to plan for 769 new homes a year, 3,845 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,103 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 3,823 Other brownfield on the register: 280 Covers 5 years of need, with 257 homes to spare

Brownfield cover

107%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Homes to spare

257

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

232%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Lichfield delivered 2,178 of the 937 homes it was required to: 232%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

36 live sites covering 149 hectares, of which 16 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.