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Wanted in Dover

Land with planning permission wanted in Dover

We want to hear from owners of land with planning permission in Dover. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.

Planning permission turns land into a development site with a defined scheme. We are buyers for consented land of all sizes, from a single approved plot to larger outline permissions, and we review the conditions and legal agreements in detail before making an offer.

Vacant fenced development plot with a council planning notice tied to a lamp post and terraced houses beyond
Wanted
Size
Any number of homes
Planning
Outline, full or reserved matters
Areas
England & Wales
Ways we buy
Outright or conditional

Have land with planning permission in Dover?

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

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Is your land in Dover the kind we want?

We are interested in sites with planning across the Dover area, including smaller consents that larger housebuilders may pass over. In Kent, Dover sits about 36 miles east of Maidstone; Folkestone and Deal are its nearest neighbours on our list.

  • Outline permissions, full permissions and approved reserved matters
  • Consents with a Section 106 agreement or Community Infrastructure Levy liability
  • Single plots with consent for one or two homes
  • Larger consented schemes where the owner does not want to build

Kent ranges from the Medway towns, Dartford and Gravesend on the Thames to Maidstone, Ashford, Canterbury, Tunbridge Wells and the coastal towns of Margate, Ramsgate, Folkestone and Dover. West Kent is largely Metropolitan Green Belt, while the Kent Downs and High Weald National Landscapes cover much of the countryside. Sites typically include edge-of-town fields, orchards and farmland, farm buildings, infill plots and brownfield land in the towns.

Before we make an offer in Dover

Time limit

Permissions normally have to be started within a set period, so the date the consent expires matters a great deal.

Conditions

Pre-commencement conditions, such as drainage or ecology details, must be dealt with before work can lawfully start.

Planning obligations

Section 106 contributions, affordable housing and any Community Infrastructure Levy all affect what the land is worth to a builder.

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.

Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 169 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.

How we could buy your land in Dover

01

Outright purchase

We agree a price and buy the land, with no planning condition attached.

Outright purchase
02

Subject-to-planning contract

We agree a price now and complete once a satisfactory planning permission is granted.

Subject-to-planning contract
03

Option agreement

Rarely needed once permission exists, but possible for phased sites.

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 Kent

My permission expires soon. Is it too late?

Not necessarily. Depending on the time left and the conditions, it may be possible to make a lawful start, apply again or vary the scheme. Tell us the expiry date as soon as you can.

Do I need to discharge the conditions before selling?

No. Many sites are sold with conditions still outstanding. We look at what is left to do and allow for it.

Is Dover too far from our Birmingham base?

No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 169 miles from Dover, and we look at land right across England and Wales.

Do I need to pay anything to have land in Dover assessed?

No. Our appraisal is free and there is no obligation to sell to us.

Have land with planning permission in Dover?

Get a free, no-obligation site appraisal. We buy directly, with or without planning.

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