East of England
Fenland must find land for 2,070 more homes
Fenland has to plan for 602 new homes a year, 3,010 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 941 of them.
Still to find
2,070
homes over 5 years
Housing Delivery Test
117%
of required homes built, 2025 measurement
Delivery
Over the three years to March 2025, Fenland delivered 1,865 of the 1,591 homes it was required to: 117%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.
What is on the brownfield register
41 live sites covering 115 hectares, of which 2 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.