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

East of England

King's Lynn and West Norfolk must find land for 3,697 more homes

King's Lynn and West Norfolk has to plan for 993 new homes a year, 4,965 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 1,270 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 1,114 Other brownfield on the register: 156 Still to find: 3,697

Brownfield cover

26%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Still to find

3,697

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

100%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, King's Lynn and West Norfolk delivered 1,684 of the 1,692 homes it was required to: 100%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

76 live sites covering 98 hectares, of which 6 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.