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How much land each council still has to find for new homes

East Midlands

North Kesteven must find land for 2,769 more homes

North Kesteven has to plan for 659 new homes a year, 3,295 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 525 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 332 Other brownfield on the register: 193 Still to find: 2,769

Brownfield cover

16%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

2,769

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

141%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, North Kesteven delivered 4,544 of the 3,219 homes it was required to: 141%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

7 live sites covering 25 hectares, of which 1 have no planning permission yet.

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.