West Midlands
Wyre Forest must find land for 1,422 more homes
Wyre Forest has to plan for 616 new homes a year, 3,080 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,660 of them.
Still to find
1,422
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
212%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Wyre Forest delivered 1,421 of the 671 homes it was required to: 212%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
40 live sites covering 27 hectares, of which 27 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.