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West Midlands

Wychavon must find land for 4,520 more homes

Wychavon has to plan for 965 new homes a year, 4,825 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 304 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 115 Other brownfield on the register: 189 Still to find: 4,520

Brownfield cover

6%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

4,520

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

103%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Wychavon delivered 1,530 of the 1,482 homes it was required to: 103%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

15 live sites covering 7 hectares, of which 7 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.