Allocated and promoted land wanted in Chelmsford
If you own allocated and promoted land in or around Chelmsford, we would like to hear about it. We buy directly and give a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Land that has been allocated or put forward to the council is often the most advanced land a private owner holds. We look at the allocation policy, the evidence the council expects and the route to an application.
- Size
- Any
- Planning
- Allocated or submitted
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Option, conditional or outright
Is your land in Chelmsford the kind we want?
Around Chelmsford, allocated sites and land put forward to the council are usually the furthest along, so they can often move faster than land at an earlier stage. As the county town of Essex, Chelmsford anchors the area we cover here, along with Billericay, Witham and Maldon.
- Land allocated for housing in an adopted plan
- Sites where the current promoter's agreement has ended
- Parts of larger allocations owned separately
- Land in a neighbourhood plan allocation
The Thames estuary, the Blackwater and the Colne bring flood risk and coastal habitat considerations, and many coastal schemes contribute to recreational disturbance mitigation for protected birds. The A12, A120 and Great Eastern Main Line corridors, and the Dedham Vale and Suffolk and Essex Coast and Heaths National Landscapes in the north, shape where growth goes.
Checks we make on allocated and promoted land in Chelmsford
Plan stage
An adopted allocation carries more weight than a draft one or a call-for-sites submission.
Shared allocations
Where several owners hold one allocation, collaboration and equalisation matter.
Evidence base
Councils expect technical evidence on deliverability.
The August 2026 NPPF supports homes within reasonable walking distance (around 800 metres) of well-connected railway stations, with minimum densities of 35 homes per hectare, or 45 near higher-frequency stations.
Our base is in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 115 miles away, and we buy land throughout England and Wales.
Ways to sell allocated and promoted land in Chelmsford
Subject-to-planning contract
We agree a price now and complete once a satisfactory planning permission is granted.
Subject-to-planning contractFrom first call to completion
Get in touch
Tell us where the land is and what you know about it.
Site review
We look at the land, its planning position and anything that could affect it.
Proposal
We put our proposal in writing, with no obligation to accept.
Exchange and completion
If you go ahead, contracts are exchanged and the sale completes on the agreed terms.
Your questions answered
My land was under an option that expired. Can you take over?
Yes, if the earlier agreement has properly ended. We will want to see it to confirm there is no continuing exclusivity.
Do you buy part of an allocation?
Yes. Where an allocation is split between owners, we can buy or take an option on one part and work with the others.
Is Chelmsford too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 115 miles from Chelmsford, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
How quickly can you look at a site in Chelmsford?
For most sites we can give an initial view once we have the location and a plan. Detailed checks follow if the land looks suitable.