West Midlands
Wolverhampton must plan for 1,136 homes a year
Wolverhampton has to plan for 1,136 new homes a year, 5,680 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Wolverhampton. Only 30% 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 Wolverhampton has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Wolverhampton delivered 1,906 of the 3,256 homes it was required to: 59%. The government's published consequence: the presumption in favour of sustainable development applies.
What is on the brownfield register
779 live sites covering 338 hectares, of which 42 have no planning permission yet. 546 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.