A Norfolk authority has set out a series of sites that could be demolished to make way for hundreds of homes. 

Breckland Council has identified eight areas of ‘brownfield land’ - previously built on sites which in some cases are now unused – which could be redeveloped for housing. 

The council first created a register in 2017 with 25 sites, since then many have been developed or otherwise removed from the list. 

The eight remaining sites which could be developed are: 

  • Land south of Whitehouse Lane, Attleborough (Former Grampian Food site Buckenham Road - space for 165 homes, with planning permission granted for the development in 2020.  
  • Land at Dereham Hospital, Dereham – space for 60 homes.
  • Former V A Infant School, Necton – nine homes.
  • D D Dodd and Sons, Chapel Street, Shipdham – planning permission, which included the demolition of a pub, has now expired and subsequent applications for the site have been rejected. 
  • Mellor Metals, Attleborough Road, Great Ellingham – planning permission for 75 homes.  
  • The Old Maltings, Norwich Road, Dereham – planning permission for 127 homes has now expired with discussions “ongoing” to facilitate future development of the site. 
  • The Old Maltings, Norwich Road, Dereham – a second site adjacent to the other Old Maltings land, with space for between 53 and 75 homes. 
  • The Old Waggon and Horses, Chapel Street, Shipdham – a planning application for 90 homes has previously been approved but a separate application of 105 properties is currently being considered. 

Eastern Daily Press: Waggon and Horses pub in Shipdham is set to be demolished. Picture: ArchantWaggon and Horses pub in Shipdham is set to be demolished. Picture: Archant (Image: Archant)

The register identifies land that is larger than 0.6 acres or capable of delivering five or more homes and must be “suitable, available and achievable”, with development likely within 15 years. Eastern Daily Press: Breckland Council officesBreckland Council offices (Image: Archant © 2013)

No new sites have been added to the register. 

One - Yard Brown Field on Dereham Road, Mattishall - was put forward but ultimately rejected. 

The register will be presented to Breckland’s planning committee on Tuesday.