Brownfield land in King's Lynn and West Norfolk: 89 sites on the register
Part of development land in Norfolk — 488 sites across 7 councils.
Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk has published 89 brownfield sites in King's Lynn and West Norfolk on its statutory land register — land the council itself has assessed as suitable for housing. Together they cover about 108.1 hectares with an estimated capacity of 1,777 dwellings.
Rank these sites with constraints netted off →
Largest sites on the King's Lynn and West Norfolk register
| Site | Hectares | Max dwellings | Planning status |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Nar Ouse Regeneration Area (NORA), Wisbech Road, King's Lynn | 44.62 | 50 | permissioned |
| Church Farm Distribution Depot Northgate Way Terrington St Clement | 4.90 | 76 | permissioned |
| Boal Quay, Boal Street, King's Lynn | 4.13 | 50 | not yet |
| St Johns Road, Tilney St Lawrence | 3.35 | 40 | not yet |
| Land Between Railway Road And Richmond Road, Downham Market | 3.34 | 97 | permissioned |
| Former Granaries Site, Station Road, Docking | 2.69 | 77 | permissioned |
| Land at Bankside,West Lynn, Norfolk | 2.58 | 120 | not yet |
| Land North West of St Nicholas Business Park, Edward Benefer Way, King's Lynn | 2.40 | 95 | permissioned |
Source: Borough Council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk brownfield land register, published via planning.data.gov.uk under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are the council’s own.
What a brownfield register actually is
Every local planning authority in England is required to keep a register of previously-developed land it considers appropriate for residential development. Part 1 lists all such sites; Part 2 sites carry permission in principle.
What it is not: an entry is not planning permission, and it is not an offer to sell. The council assessing a site as suitable says nothing about whether the owner wants to sell it or what a scheme would actually get approved. England has no zoning — the Local Plan and the Use Classes Order decide what is achievable.
The registers are public and free. They are underused mainly because each authority publishes its own separately, in its own format, so comparing more than one area by hand is painful.
Working the King's Lynn and West Norfolk register properly
- Net off the constraints first. Green belt, Flood Zone 3 and listed buildings kill more register sites than anything else. Check before you fall in love with a line on a map.
- Treat the dwelling figure as the council’s opinion. 1,777 is what the council thinks King's Lynn and West Norfolk’s register could take — your scheme, your design and the Local Plan will move it.
- Price it off recorded sales. HM Land Registry Price Paid gives you what actually sold nearby; work the residual land value from there rather than from an asking price.
- Find the owner. Register sites are rarely advertised. Ownership status is listed, and Land Registry title records do the rest.
Questions this page answers
- Brownfield land register King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Development land in King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- How much brownfield land is there in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
- Where can I build houses in King's Lynn and West Norfolk?
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk land availability assessment
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