Land in councils behind on homes

Open land of 0.5 ha or more at the edge of a town, in a council that built under 95% of its target in the Housing Delivery Test. Each site shows the test, the plan's age and homes added against need.

13,317 sites fit this search today

Imagery: Mapbox and Maxar. Boundaries: HM Land Registry INSPIRE, Crown copyright.

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  1. 0.5 ha or more just outside a built-up area
  2. Open
  3. Outside national parks
  4. Where the council built under 95% of its target
ThornfordDorset Site size14.3 ha (35 acres)Housing Delivery Test88%Homes added a year1,662Homes needed a year3,219Local plan age13 yearsDistance to built-up areaAdjoining Open this site on the map

On every site

The council's housing position
The Housing Delivery Test result, the age of the local plan, and homes added a year against the number the council needs.
The edge of the settlement
Distance to the built-up area, the green belt share, and the addresses already on the land.
Who holds it
The kind of owner, from HM Land Registry: a company, a council, a housing association or a private owner.

Why these rules

Housing Delivery Test, 2025 measurement (MHCLG, published 17 August 2026): under 95% a council must publish an action plan, under 85% it adds a 20% buffer to its supply, and under 75% an unmet need for homes is deemed to exist (NPPF, August 2026, Annex D paragraph 12). Behind on delivery is not the same as short of housing land: each site shows the test, the plan's age and homes added against need apart.

National parks and the Broads are left out: national policy refuses major development there other than in exceptional circumstances and limits the scale of the rest (NPPF, August 2026, N4); set National park to Any under Constraints to include them. Woodland is left out.

Sites from the search

Six of the sites the search returned on 10 November 2026. Each opens on the map with its record.

Imagery: Mapbox and Maxar. Boundaries: HM Land Registry INSPIRE, Crown copyright.

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