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

East Midlands

South Kesteven must find land for 4,054 more homes

South Kesteven has to plan for 899 new homes a year, 4,495 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 440 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 338 Other brownfield on the register: 102 Still to find: 4,054

Brownfield cover

10%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

4,054

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

97%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, South Kesteven delivered 1,900 of the 1,959 homes it was required to: 97%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

12 live sites covering 22 hectares, of which 5 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.