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

East of England

Norwich's brownfield register covers five years of its target

Norwich has to plan for 774 new homes a year, 3,870 over 5 years. Its brownfield register holds land for about 7,663 of them.

Brownfield with permission: 4,051 Other brownfield on the register: 3,612 Covers 5 years of need, with 3,794 homes to spare

Brownfield cover

198%

of 5 years' need, calculated. How

Homes to spare

3,794

homes over 5 years

Housing Delivery Test

111%

of required homes built, 2025 measurement

Delivery

Over the three years to March 2025, Norwich delivered 6,565 of the 5,902 homes it was required to: 111%. The government's published consequence: no consequence.

What is on the brownfield register

154 live sites covering 154 hectares, of which 46 have no planning permission yet. 29 give no housing estimate, so the capacity above is a floor, not a total.

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.