West Midlands
Shropshire must find land for 7,082 more homes
Shropshire has to plan for 2,046 new homes a year, 10,230 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 3,146 of them.
Still to find
7,082
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
124%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Shropshire delivered 4,149 of the 3,333 homes it was required to: 124%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
117 live sites covering 164 hectares, of which 44 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.