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.
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.