West Midlands
Malvern Hills must find land for 2,514 more homes
Malvern Hills has to plan for 629 new homes a year, 3,145 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 633 of them.
Still to find
2,514
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
101%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Malvern Hills delivered 1,147 of the 1,139 homes it was required to: 101%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
17 live sites covering 25 hectares, of which 2 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.