Yorkshire and the Humber
Barnsley must find land for 202 more homes
Barnsley has to plan for 970 new homes a year, 4,850 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 4,647 of them.
Still to find
202
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
75%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Barnsley delivered 1,919 of the 2,563 homes it was required to: 75%. The government's published consequence: the council must add a 20% buffer to its land supply.
What is on the brownfield register
60 live sites covering 111 hectares, of which 36 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.