The Stratford 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 Stratford land team acts for a range of clients including private landowners, public bodies, local authorities, housebuilder and developers on land ranging from half an acre, to 500+ acres.
With a vast amount of knowledge in the team, we have the experience on sites of four to 4,000 plots and are able 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
- 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
Daventry: Sold to Spitfire Homes in Dec 2021 on behalf of private clients; a disposal of a 125 acres of residential development land with the benefit of planning for 1100 houses
Advertised in parcels for flexibility but sold as a whole.
Chipping Norton: A sale of 10.75 acre residential development site for a scheme of up to 100 private dwellings Sold to Bloor Homes in September 2018, for private individuals and Gallagher Estates Ltd
Shipston on Stour: Sold to Crest Nicholson on behalf of Private Individuals in 2018. Disposal of a 6.55 acre residential development site for a scheme of up to 70 private dwellings
Houghton Regis: A sale of 1850 units in 8 parcels at Houghton Regis to National House Builders, including Taylor Wimpey, Linden, Bellway, Countryside, Abbey & Storey Homes
Ettington: In a rural village location, a site with potential for 5-6 dwellings sold to Beau Homes on a Subject to Planning basis.
Oxhill: A site previously used as a horse paddock sold with the benefit of Outline Planning permission for four dwellings to Piper Homes.
Kingham: Once judged by Country Life’s panel as “England’s Favourite Village”, sold to Piper Homes with the benefit of planning for 16 units. Eight were built and sold to an Affordable Housing provider, four were sold on the Open Market, three were transferred back to the vendor, who also chose to retain the best plot for a self-build project. A complicated but highly rewarding transaction.
If you feel that you have land suitable for development, please contact one of our expert land agents today, .