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Wanted in Kettering

Allocated and promoted land wanted in Kettering

If you own allocated and promoted land in or around Kettering, we would like to hear about it. We buy directly and give a free, no-obligation appraisal.

If your land is allocated in a plan, or you have submitted it to a call for sites, the council has already started considering it for development. We can buy allocated land or take it forward through promotion and an application.

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Wanted
Size
Any
Planning
Allocated or submitted
Areas
England & Wales
Ways we buy
Option, conditional or outright

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Free, no-obligation appraisal for land in and around Kettering.

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Agents: any introducer fee is agreed in writing before details are shared and confirmed by the owner. How it works.

Allocated and promoted land we are looking for in Kettering

If your land near Kettering appears in the council's plan or its site assessments, send us the reference; it changes the conversation. Kettering is in Northamptonshire, about 12 miles north-east of Northampton. Nearby places include Desborough, Wellingborough and Corby.

  • Land allocated for housing in an adopted plan
  • Land identified in a draft plan or housing land availability assessment
  • Parts of larger allocations owned separately
  • Land in a neighbourhood plan allocation

Northamptonshire is centred on Northampton, with Kettering, Corby, Wellingborough, Rushden, Daventry and Brackley and many villages in between. There is no Green Belt and no National Park or National Landscape in the county, so constraints are mostly local: flood risk in the Nene valley, landscape and heritage. Typical sites include edge-of-town fields, urban extensions, farm buildings and village infill, plus former industrial land in the towns.

What usually makes or breaks it

Plan stage

An adopted allocation carries more weight than a draft one or a call-for-sites submission.

Existing agreements

Land may already be under option or promotion; we check for exclusivity.

Evidence base

Councils expect technical evidence on deliverability.

In England, the revised National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August 2026 replaced the old "tilted balance" with new settlement policies: development within a settlement should normally be approved unless the harm substantially outweighs the benefits, while land outside a settlement can gain support in defined circumstances.

Northamptonshire has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Kettering are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.

Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 51 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.

Four ways to sell to us

01

Outright purchase

Common for allocated land with a clear path to an application.

Outright purchase
02

Subject-to-planning contract

Used where an application is the next step.

Subject-to-planning contract
03

Option agreement

Suits land at earlier plan stages.

Option agreement
04

Joint venture

You contribute the land, we fund and manage planning and delivery, and the proceeds are shared as agreed.

Joint venture

Frequently asked in Northamptonshire

Is there an equivalent of a call for sites in Wales?

Yes. Welsh councils run candidate site stages when preparing or reviewing their Local Development Plans.

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.

Can an agent introduce land in Kettering to you?

Yes. Estate agents, land agents and planning consultants can introduce sites with the owner's consent. Any fee is agreed in writing before details are shared, confirmed by the owner in writing and paid only on completion.

How quickly can you look at a site in Kettering?

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.

Tell us about your land near Kettering

Owners and agents welcome. Nothing to pay, no obligation.

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