New housing in Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk

We read Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's planning register every day. We hold 25,456 of its planning applications going back to 2012, and 156 of those made in the last 12 months are for new homes.

Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk can show 6.2 years of housing land against the 5 required (as of 1 Apr 2026), so a shortage of housing land is no reason on its own to approve homes outside its towns and villages.

It delivered 100% of the homes it needed in the 2025 Housing Delivery Test.

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Key facts

Local Plan: Local Plan 2021 to 2040, adopted 27 Mar 2025 (adopted; next plan at scoping).
Five-year housing land supply: 6.2 years
Housing Delivery Test: 100% (2025)
Local Plan sites we hold: 723 allocations and sites put forward for development
Planning applications we hold: 25,456

Applications for new homes, by year

Applications we have identified as being for new homes, by the year they were made. Approved and refused count those decided so far.

Year	Applications	Approved	Refused
2026	140	37	21
2025	112	75	25
2024	132	96	20
2023	126	81	28
2022	135	92	16
2021	108	81	11

The largest housing schemes of the last three years

Homes	Site	Status	Made
149	Land East of 46 Old Lynn Road Walsoken Norfolk RESERVED MATTERS: Residential development of up to 149 dwellings; retail development of up to 910 sq m; open space; landscaping and pedestrian, cycle and vehicular access of Lynn Road. 25/01091/CON	Awaiting decision	23 Jun 2025
54	Allotment Site N of 6 To 10 Doddshill Road Dersingham Norfolk Construction of 54 new dwellings and associated garages and parking 26/01486/FM	Decided	19 Oct 2026
39	Land South of The Street Marham Norfolk Outline planning application: For up to 39 dwellings, open space, landscaping, drainage, and associated infrastructure works. 25/00683/OM	Approved	17 Apr 2025
25	Land South of Magdalen Road Tilney St Lawrence Norfolk Outline application with some matters reserved for residential development of up to 25 Dwellings 25/01714/OM	Decided	28 Oct 2025
16	Formerly Harpley Court St Lawrence Close Harpley Norfolk Proposed residential development of 16 Dwellings 24/01373/FM	Approved	31 Jul 2024
15	Cruso & Wilkin Waterloo Street King's Lynn Norfolk PE30 1NZ Conversion of offices to 15no. apartments (Revised Design) 25/00528/FM	Refused	28 Mar 2025
9	Former Community Centre Site 74 Manor Road Dersingham Norfolk PE31 6LN Demolition of derelict buildings, creation of a new road junction and community space and construction of 9 new dwellings with garaging and parking 26/01485/F	Decided	30 Sept 2026
9	Land At 2 Church Road Emneth Norfolk Residential development comprising the erection of 9 no. new dwellings, together with associated access, landscaping and ancillary works 26/01198/F	Decided	28 Jul 2026
9	Land North of 63-74 St Nicholas Close Gayton Norfolk PERMISSION IN PRINCIPLE: A phased development of up to 9 self-build dwellings 26/01109/PIP	Refused	6 Jul 2026
9	Land North of Sandy Lane Wisbech Norfolk CONSULTATION BY FENLAND DISTRICT COUNCIL: Hybrid application: Outline application for the erection of up to 9 dwellings (with matters committed in respect of access), and Full application for construction of an internal… 23/02171/CON	Awaiting decision	1 Dec 2023

Towns and villages

See every field round the edge of a town or village, scored for how likely it is to be built on.

Where this comes from

Planning applications: Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's online planning register, last read 14 Nov 2026.
Local Plan: Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Housing land supply: Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's published statement.
Housing Delivery Test: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government.
How fields are scored: how the score works.