East of England
East Suffolk must find land for 4,920 more homes
East Suffolk has to plan for 1,658 new homes a year, 8,290 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 3,370 of them.
Still to find
4,920
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
91%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, East Suffolk delivered 2,459 of the 2,713 homes it was required to: 91%. The government's published consequence: the council must publish an action plan.
What is on the brownfield register
67 live sites covering 104 hectares, of which 17 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.