Allocated and promoted land wanted in Oakham
We are actively looking for allocated and promoted land in Oakham and the surrounding area, with or without planning permission.
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
What allocated and promoted land we want near Oakham
If your land near Oakham appears in the council's plan or its site assessments, send us the reference; it changes the conversation. As the county town of Rutland, Oakham anchors the area we cover here, along with Uppingham, Melton Mowbray and Stamford.
- Land allocated for housing in an adopted plan
- Land identified in a draft plan or housing land availability assessment
- Sites where the current promoter's agreement has ended
- Parts of larger allocations owned separately
Rutland is a small rural county centred on the market towns of Oakham and Uppingham, with many villages around Rutland Water. There is no Green Belt and no National Landscape, but conservation areas, listed buildings and the protected habitats of Rutland Water are frequent considerations. Housing land typically comes forward as small edge-of-village fields, infill plots, farm buildings and occasional former military or commercial land.
Checks we make on allocated and promoted land in Oakham
Allocation requirements
Allocation policies often set numbers, access, infrastructure and design expectations.
Existing agreements
Land may already be under option or promotion; we check for exclusivity.
Shared allocations
Where several owners hold one allocation, collaboration and equalisation matter.
Where an English council cannot show a five-year supply of housing land, or its Housing Delivery Test result falls below 75%, the August 2026 NPPF can give policy support to suitable housing outside settlement boundaries.
Rutland has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Oakham are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.
We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, around 50 miles from Oakham, and we travel to see sites across England and Wales.
Four ways to sell to us
Subject-to-planning contract
Used where an application is the next step.
Subject-to-planning contractOption agreement
You grant us the right to buy within a set period, usually for an option premium, while we pursue planning.
Option agreementThe next steps
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 is in a call for sites. Does that mean it will be allocated?
No. A submission only means the council will assess it. Good technical evidence and a clear access plan improve the chances.
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 Oakham too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 50 miles from Oakham, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Which planning rules apply to land in Oakham?
As Oakham is in England, national policy comes from the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026. Local policies in the council's development plan also apply.