Councils in England

Each council decides where new homes go, through its Local Plan and the planning applications it approves. We read 127 councils' planning registers every day. For the rest, reports rely on national data. Pick a council to see its applications for new homes, its largest schemes and its housing land supply.

CouncilApplications heldFor new homes, last 12 monthsLocal Plan sites
Adur District Council–––
Amber Valley Borough Council490–
Arun District Council242–
Ashfield District Council451–
Ashford Borough Council50–
Babergh District Council13,41438–
Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council30–
Basildon Borough Council21,047211–
Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council18,000101–
Bassetlaw District Council210–
Bath and North East Somerset Council50–
Bedford Borough Council7,349147–
Birmingham City Council290–
Blaby District Council10,73658–
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council90–
Blackpool Borough Council130–
Bolsover District Council6,55648–
Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council18,25477–
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk25,426156723
Boston Borough Council3,63837–
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council–––
Bracknell Forest Council–––
Braintree District Council300–
Breckland District Council100–
Brentwood Borough Council21,50476–
Brighton and Hove City Council120–
Bristol City Council22,30540–
Broadland District Council2270–
Broads Authority3,0091–
Bromsgrove District Council210–
Broxbourne Borough Council10–
Broxtowe Borough Council9,60061–
Buckinghamshire Council18,437155–
Burnley Borough Council60–
Bury Metropolitan Borough Council181–
Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council10–
Cambridge City Council11,90339–
Cannock Chase District Council230–
Canterbury City Council20–
Castle Point Borough Council12,28055–
Central Bedfordshire Council472–
Charnwood Borough Council40–
Chelmsford City Council29929–
Cheltenham Borough Council18,10381–
Cherwell District Council120–
Cheshire East Council320–
Cheshire West and Chester Council19,810108–
Chesterfield Borough Council8,20860–
Chichester District Council16,26073–
Chorley Borough Council10,31696–
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council60–
City of Lincoln Council9,99549–
City of London Corporation12,73115–
City of Westminster10–
City of Wolverhampton Council310–
City of York Council460–
Colchester City Council170–
Cornwall Council1,903125–
Cotswold District Council18,00176–
Council of the Isles of Scilly–––
Coventry City Council–––
Crawley Borough Council160–
Cumberland Council–––
Dacorum Borough Council23,93532–
Darlington Borough Council10,42259–
Dartford Borough Council13,80384–
Dartmoor National Park Authority480–
Derby City Council–––
Derbyshire Dales District Council12,32676–
Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council18,479113–
Dorset Council–––
Dover District Council16,208130–
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council60–
Durham County Council17,18996–
Eastbourne Borough Council–––
East Cambridgeshire District Council22,338100–
East Devon District Council11,482111–
East Hampshire District Council70–
East Hertfordshire District Council25,37595–
Eastleigh Borough Council91–
East Lindsey District Council11,111169–
East Riding of Yorkshire Council10–
East Staffordshire Borough Council50–
East Suffolk Council13,123126–
Ebbsfleet Development Corporation1041–
Elmbridge Borough Council750–
Epping Forest District Council400–
Epsom and Ewell Borough Council15,24545–
Erewash Borough Council10–
Exeter City Council14,43181–
Exmoor National Park Authority–––
Fareham Borough Council20–
Fenland District Council12,083234–
Folkestone and Hythe Council30–
Forest of Dean District Council13,355117–
Fylde Borough Council110–
Gateshead Metropolitan Borough Council11–
Gedling Borough Council9,93472–
Gloucester City Council82–
Gosport Borough Council–––
Gravesham Borough Council13,34584–
Great Yarmouth Borough Council790–
Guildford Borough Council330–
Halton Borough Council6,37542–
Harborough District Council540–
Harlow District Council3,59321–
Hart District Council332–
Hartlepool Borough Council20–
Hastings Borough Council–––
Havant Borough Council221–
Herefordshire Council170–
Hertsmere Borough Council23,18493–
High Peak Borough Council–––
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council12,854102–
Horsham District Council411–
Hull City Council–––
Huntingdonshire District Council25,132116–
Hyndburn Borough Council80–
Ipswich Borough Council320–
Isle of Wight Council13,64751–
Kirklees Council60–
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council6,2221–
Lake District National Park Authority–––
Lancaster City Council350318
Leeds City Council20,76958–
Leicester City Council100–
Lewes District Council10,25250–
Lichfield District Council12,166112–
Liverpool City Council290–
London Borough of Barking and Dagenham–––
London Borough of Barnet290–
London Borough of Bexley240–
London Borough of Brent1460–
London Borough of Bromley321–
London Borough of Camden103–
London Borough of Croydon21,266265–
London Borough of Ealing22,09274–
London Borough of Enfield112–
London Borough of Hackney50–
London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham400–
London Borough of Haringey–––
London Borough of Harrow362–
London Borough of Havering160–
London Borough of Hillingdon380–
London Borough of Hounslow1912–
London Borough of Islington1090–
London Borough of Lambeth20,964103–
London Borough of Lewisham–––
London Borough of Merton70–
London Borough of Newham10–
London Borough of Redbridge–––
London Borough of Richmond upon Thames30–
London Borough of Southwark530–
London Borough of Sutton961–
London Borough of Tower Hamlets1581–
London Borough of Waltham Forest–––
London Borough of Wandsworth10–
Luton Borough Council20,59894–
Maidstone Borough Council471–
Maldon District Council18,903103–
Malvern Hills District Council420–
Manchester City Council70–
Mansfield District Council7,20852–
Medway Council21,917159–
Melton Borough Council70–
Mid Devon District Council14,2751–
Middlesbrough Borough Council–––
Mid Suffolk District Council12,50624–
Mid Sussex District Council17,77676–
Milton Keynes City Council60–
Mole Valley District Council722–
Newark and Sherwood District Council16,550122–
Newcastle City Council120–
Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council12,993103–
New Forest District Council40–
New Forest National Park Authority200–
North Devon District Council120–
North East Derbyshire District Council12,61964–
North East Lincolnshire Council10–
North Hertfordshire District Council27,080107–
North Kesteven District Council500–
North Lincolnshire Council40–
North Norfolk District Council25,96683–
North Northamptonshire Council80–
North Somerset Council17,69183–
North Tyneside Council9,25553–
Northumberland County Council5,45398–
Northumberland National Park Authority100–
North Warwickshire Borough Council270–
North West Leicestershire District Council340–
North York Moors National Park Authority–––
North Yorkshire Council160–
Norwich City Council19,44142–
Nottingham City Council16,54170–
Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council50–
Oadby and Wigston Borough Council5,60132–
Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council14,73189–
Old Oak and Park Royal Development Corporation4934–
Oxford City Council–––
Peak District National Park Authority1030–
Pendle Borough Council8,29579–
Peterborough City Council260–
Plymouth City Council16,09792–
Portsmouth City Council–––
Preston City Council992–
Reading Borough Council–––
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council–––
Redditch Borough Council–––
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council20,15845–
Ribble Valley Borough Council880–
Rochdale Metropolitan Borough Council160–
Rochford District Council412–
Rossendale Borough Council6,45243–
Rother District Council160–
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council–––
Royal Borough of Greenwich–––
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea–––
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames291–
Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead262–
Rugby Borough Council–––
Runnymede Borough Council1371–
Rushcliffe Borough Council16,431100–
Rushmoor Borough Council4,70737–
Rutland County Council12,67198–
Salford City Council30–
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council–––
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council–––
Sevenoaks District Council1696140
Sheffield City Council60–
Shropshire Council351–
Slough Borough Council130–
Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council18,75992–
Somerset Council50–
Southampton City Council370–
South Cambridgeshire District Council14,85679–
South Derbyshire District Council80–
South Downs National Park Authority1890–
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council21,49246–
South Gloucestershire Council280–
South Hams District Council380–
South Holland District Council231–
South Kesteven District Council16,893119–
South Norfolk District Council921–
South Oxfordshire District Council10–
South Ribble Borough Council7,36475–
South Staffordshire Council12,972101–
South Tyneside Council120–
Spelthorne Borough Council13,46659–
Stafford Borough Council13,288110–
Staffordshire Moorlands District Council140–
St Albans City and District Council12,59115353
Stevenage Borough Council9,17437–
St Helens Council212–
Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council132–
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council12,61455–
Stoke-on-Trent City Council281–
Stratford-on-Avon District Council190–
Stroud District Council18,373100–
Sunderland City Council10–
Surrey Heath Borough Council14,47360–
Swale Borough Council60–
Swindon Borough Council15,97094–
Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council12,959103–
Tamworth Borough Council30–
Tandridge District Council620–
Teignbridge District Council15,43953–
Telford & Wrekin Council10–
Tendring District Council9,733106–
Test Valley Borough Council18,826138–
Tewkesbury Borough Council14,288134–
Thanet District Council14,69073–
Three Rivers District Council16,25861–
Thurrock Council20,172117–
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council17,955143–
Torbay Council180–
Torridge District Council11,334197–
Trafford Metropolitan Borough Council–––
Tunbridge Wells Borough Council14,713106–
Uttlesford District Council11,730168–
Vale of White Horse District Council20–
Wakefield Metropolitan District Council11,464100–
Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council150–
Warrington Borough Council210–
Warwick District Council80–
Watford Borough Council4,98947–
Waverley Borough Council361–
Wealden District Council593–
Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council770–
West Berkshire Council281–
West Devon Borough Council30–
West Lancashire Borough Council14,701129–
West Lindsey District Council120–
Westmorland and Furness Council–––
West Northamptonshire Council20–
West Oxfordshire District Council17,08582–
West Suffolk Council25,71156–
Wigan Metropolitan Borough Council15,34555–
Wiltshire Council460–
Winchester City Council17,65153–
Wirral Borough Council31–
Woking Borough Council15,92538–
Wokingham Borough Council–––
Worcester City Council–––
Worthing Borough Council–––
Wychavon District Council282–
Wyre Borough Council11,48277–
Wyre Forest District Council10,54777–
Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority–––