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

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.

Brownfield with permission: 119 Other brownfield on the register: 1,541 Still to find: 1,422

Brownfield cover

54%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

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.