Knight Frank is one of the country’s leading surveying practices and has a proven track record in Residential Development Land Sales with extensive experience in advising landowners how to achieve best value, whether they have a planning permission or are at the start of the journey. The Birmingham land team acts for a range of clients including private landowners, public bodies, local authorities, house builders, developers, charities and institutions.
The Birmingham team offer a full in-house service from start to finish, including initial planning advice through to selling the land with the benefit of planning consent and maximising the returns. Our services include advising on all aspects of the development cycle from development management, planning, product mix and densities, on to an eventual disposal strategy for development.
The land team has the vision to identify development opportunities and has an exceptional understanding of the land market in Central England. With a vast amount of knowledge in the team, we have the experience to resolve complicated issues and ensure we maximise the value of an asset.
Our land services
- Development Land agency
- Site assembly
- Strategic land – Promotion Agreements, Options, Hybrids
- Development consultancy
- Market appraisals
- Planning advice
- Development Project Management
- Land acquisition
- Financial viability appraisals
Planning
Operating across the residential sectors we provide clear, concise and practical advice based on diverse and comprehensive expertise.
Our Core Services include:
- Planning applications (all types including amendments, reserved matters, Listed Building Consent)
- Pre-acquisition due diligence and feasibility
- Site planning appraisals
- Planning strategies
- Asset protection / enhancement strategies incl. portfolio review
- Local Plan monitoring and policy representations
- Site identification and promotion through the local plan process
- Local Authority and design team co-ordination to support planning application preparation
- Negotiating and discharging planning conditions & s.106 legal agreements
- Planning appeals, expert witness, call-ins, examination in public and land tribunals
Core Sectors
- Residential development
- Land Sales
- Estate regeneration
- Legacy Land Sales and Development Agreements
- Strategic land promotion
- New towns / garden villages
Track record
- Snow Hill Wharf, Shadwell Street, Birmingham: Instructed to dispose of the site on an unconditional basis. Concluded a sale with St Joseph Homes and planning achieved for a residential development consisting of 404 apartments.
- The Chase, Knowle: Provided planning and consultancy advice to convert an old farm estate set within five acres to 12 residential houses in a prime area of Solihull.
- Assay Lofts, Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham: Marketed the prime development site of 32 apartments overlooking St. Pauls Square. The opportunity attracted numerous interested parties and was sold to Elevate Property Group.
- Drakelow, Burton-upon-Trent: Acted for Countryside Properties PLC to acquire a 272-acre development site with the potential for over 2,000 homes.
Contact one of our expert land agents, request a valuation or site visit today.