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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

West Midlands

Solihull must find land for 4,412 more homes

Solihull has to plan for 1,289 new homes a year, 6,445 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 2,033 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 726 Other brownfield on the register: 1,307 Still to find: 4,412

Brownfield cover

32%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

4,412

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

53%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Solihull delivered 1,345 of the 2,516 homes it was required to: 53%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.

What is on the brownfield register

91 live sites covering 147 hectares, of which 28 have no planning permission yet. 7 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.

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.