Sites with lapsed or refused planning wanted in Exmouth
We want to hear from owners of sites with lapsed or refused planning in Exmouth. There is nothing to pay us, and you are under no obligation.
If your permission expired or an application was refused, the land may still be developable. A refusal often comes down to design, access or a specific technical issue that can be addressed in a new application.
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Sites with lapsed or refused planning we are looking for in Exmouth
If a scheme near Exmouth was refused or ran out of time, the officer's report usually shows what a better application would need. Sitting about 9 miles south-east of Exeter, Exmouth is within Devon, with Exeter and Newton Abbot close by.
- Land refused for design, access or technical reasons
- Sites where an appeal was dismissed on specific points
- Withdrawn applications
- Land with an old permission that was never started
The A30, A38 and M5 corridors and the main line from Exeter to Plymouth carry most of Devon's planned growth, including new communities east of Exeter. In coastal towns, flood risk and coastal change can affect sites, while nutrient neutrality advice has applied in the River Axe catchment on the Dorset border.
Before we make an offer in Exmouth
Reasons for refusal
The wording of each reason tells us what would need to change.
Policy changes
National and local policy may have moved since the last decision, for better or worse.
Technical work
Some refusals turn on drainage, highways or ecology evidence that can be improved.
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.
Devon has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Exmouth are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.
Our base is in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 148 miles away, and we buy land throughout England and Wales.
Four ways to sell to us
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 ventureHow a sale to us works
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.
Frequently asked in Devon
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.
How do you decide if a site is worth another attempt?
We look at the reasons for refusal, any appeal, current policy and the technical evidence, then give a straight view.
Do you buy sites with lapsed or refused planning in Exmouth?
Yes. We buy sites with lapsed or refused planning in Exmouth and throughout Devon, as well as elsewhere in England and Wales. Tell us where the land is and we will give you a free appraisal.
Is Exmouth too far from our Birmingham base?
No. We are based in Great Barr, Birmingham, about 148 miles from Exmouth, and we look at land right across England and Wales.