Yorkshire and the Humber
York must find land for 174 more homes
York has to plan for 1,227 new homes a year, 6,135 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 5,963 of them.
Still to find
174
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
87%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, York delivered 2,154 of the 2,470 homes it was required to: 87%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
61 live sites covering 155 hectares, of which 11 have no planning permission yet. 5 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.