Sites with lapsed or refused planning wanted in Marlow
If you own sites with lapsed or refused planning in or around Marlow, we would like to hear about it. We buy directly and give a free, no-obligation appraisal.
A site with lapsed or refused planning has been through the system before without a build starting. That history is useful: it shows what the council liked and what it did not. We buy such sites and look at whether a revised scheme could succeed.
- Size
- Any
- Planning
- Lapsed, refused or withdrawn
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Conditional or outright
Is your land in Marlow the kind we want?
If a scheme near Marlow was refused or ran out of time, the officer's report usually shows what a better application would need. Sitting about 17 miles south of Aylesbury, Marlow is within Buckinghamshire, with Maidenhead and High Wycombe close by.
- Land refused for design, access or technical reasons
- Sites where an appeal was dismissed on specific points
- Withdrawn applications
- Plots where policy has changed since the last decision
The planned East West Rail route and the existing lines into Marylebone and Euston shape where growth is directed in Buckinghamshire. Village infill plots, redundant farm buildings and garden land are frequent in the rural parishes, while Milton Keynes and Aylesbury attract larger edge-of-town and regeneration sites.
Checks we make on sites with lapsed or refused planning in Marlow
Reasons for refusal
The wording of each reason tells us what would need to change.
Appeal history
An inspector's decision carries weight in future applications.
Technical work
Some refusals turn on drainage, highways or ecology evidence that can be improved.
The Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025 introduced Environmental Delivery Plans and a Nature Restoration Levy in England, which over time may offer an alternative to site-by-site mitigation for some environmental issues.
Our base is in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 83 miles away, and we buy land throughout England and Wales.
Ways to sell sites with lapsed or refused planning in Marlow
Subject-to-planning contract
The usual route: we make the revised application and complete on success.
Subject-to-planning contractJoint venture
You contribute the land, we fund and manage planning and delivery, and the proceeds are shared as agreed.
Joint ventureFrom first call to completion
Send the basics
A postcode or plan and a few lines about the land are enough to start.
We do the homework
We check planning history, policy, flood maps and access at no cost to you.
We explain the options
You get a written proposal covering price, structure and timing.
Agree and proceed
Once you are happy, solicitors are instructed and the deal moves forward.
Frequently asked in Buckinghamshire
My application was refused. Should I appeal or re-apply?
It depends on the reasons and time limits. Sometimes a revised application is better than an appeal. We look at the decision and say what we would do.
Does a refusal make the land worth less?
It can affect value, but often the reasons can be addressed. Policy may also have changed since the decision.
Is Marlow too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 83 miles from Marlow, and we look at land right across England and Wales.
Which planning rules apply to land in Marlow?
As Marlow 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.