Yorkshire and the Humber
Rotherham must find land for 4,019 more homes
Rotherham has to plan for 1,152 new homes a year, 5,760 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,741 of them.
Still to find
4,019
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
139%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Rotherham delivered 2,313 of the 1,666 homes it was required to: 139%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
88 live sites covering 55 hectares, of which 35 have no planning permission yet. 14 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.
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.