Tell us about your land
Think your land could have a future? Tell us about it.
You do not need to have had a letter from us. Tell us where the land is and we will take a first look, using the same public maps and records we use for our own research. Sending this commits you to nothing.
What we look for
Some land is easier to plan for than others
Neither list is a rule. Plenty of land with a hard point is still worth a look, and none of the easier points means permission would be granted.
Often worth a closer look
- A large garden, or land beside or behind a house, with its own way in from the road
- A paddock, yard, garages or a field at the edge of a town or village
- Land close to homes that have been built recently
- Land a council has mentioned in a local plan, or near land it has
Usually harder
- Green Belt, or land well away from existing homes
- Land that floods, or sits in a high flood-risk zone
- No safe way in and out for cars
- Protected trees or wildlife, or a conservation area or listed building nearby
- A covenant or shared ownership that stops building
Your land
Tell us where it is, and what matters to you
Only your name, a way to reply and where the land is are needed. Anything else helps, but you can tell us later.
What happens next
A straight answer, whatever it is
We take a first look
We check the land against public maps, planning policies and records. We will not visit without agreeing it with you.
We tell you what we see
We aim to reply within two working days, either with questions or with our honest first view, including if we do not think it is worth pursuing.
You decide whether to go further
If it looks promising, the next step is a conversation. How it works explains everything after that.
A first look is not a verdict
We can be wrong about land from a map, in both directions, and only the local planning authority decides on permission.