Yorkshire and the Humber
Wakefield must plan for 1,573 homes a year
Wakefield has to plan for 1,573 new homes a year, 7,865 over 5 years.
No brownfield cover figure for Wakefield. Only 64% of the sites on this council's brownfield register give a housing estimate, so its capacity cannot be totalled. We publish the cover figure only where at least 80% do.
That is a gap in the register, not evidence that Wakefield has no brownfield land.
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Wakefield delivered 3,173 of the 2,839 homes it was required to: 112%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
205 live sites covering 297 hectares, of which 120 have no planning permission yet. 74 of them give no housing estimate.
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.