West Midlands
Stoke-on-Trent must plan for 955 homes a year
Stoke-on-Trent has to plan for 955 new homes a year, 4,775 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Stoke-on-Trent. Only 66% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Stoke-on-Trent has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Stoke-on-Trent delivered 1,384 of the 2,109 homes it was required to: 66%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
268 live sites covering 266 hectares, of which 122 have no planning permission yet. 92 of them give no housing estimate.
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.