East Midlands
Newark and Sherwood must find land for 2,131 more homes
Newark and Sherwood has to plan for 697 new homes a year, 3,485 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,356 of them.
Still to find
2,131
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
139%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Newark and Sherwood delivered 1,871 of the 1,345 homes it was required to: 139%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
43 live sites covering 65 hectares, of which 16 have no planning permission yet. 4 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.