Bristol Land & Planning
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 Bristol land team acts for a range of clients including private landowners, public bodies, local authorities, house builders, developers, charities and institutions.
The Bristol 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
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
- cal 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
Blunsdon, Swindon - Disposal of a 15 acre residential development site with outline planning permission for 70 dwellings. Sold to Hayfield Homes.
Broadwalk Shopping Centre, Bristol – Sale of shopping centre in South Bristol with outline planning permission for 420 residential units and enhance retail/leisure offer.
Moreton-in-Marsh – following successful site promotion through the Local Plan, detailed planning permission was obtained for 250 residential dwellings on behalf of Spitfire Homes.
St Catherines Place, Bristol – Development consultancy and Section 106 viability report to successfully negotiate the affordable housing requirement on a regeneration scheme for 215 dwellings.
Contact one of our expert land agents to see how we can help you today.