Small sites wanted in Kendal
Development Land Wanted buys small sites in Kendal and right across England and Wales. Owners and agents are both welcome.
A small site is usually land for fewer than ten homes, such as a corner plot, a side garden or a small field. Larger housebuilders often overlook them, but small sites are exactly the kind of land we want across England and Wales.
- Size
- About 1 to 9 homes
- Planning
- With or without
- Areas
- England & Wales
- Ways we buy
- Outright or conditional
Small sites we are looking for in Kendal
We want to hear about plots for a few homes anywhere around Kendal, including ones a larger builder has already turned down. Sitting about 40 miles south of Carlisle, Kendal is within Cumbria, with Ulverston and Morecambe close by.
- Small fields or paddocks next to villages
- Plots with consent for one to nine homes
- Sites where an earlier application can be improved
- Land within or touching a settlement boundary
Nutrient neutrality advice has affected several Cumbrian catchments, including the Eden, the Derwent and Bassenthwaite Lake and the River Kent, so drainage solutions matter. The west coast's energy and port economy and the M6 and West Coast Main Line corridor through Penrith and Carlisle shape where most new homes are planned.
Before we make an offer in Kendal
Design fit
A small scheme has to suit the street and the neighbours.
BNG (England)
From 6 August 2026 non-major sites of 0.2 ha or less are generally exempt from mandatory BNG unless priority habitat is affected.
Drainage
Sustainable drainage and sewer connections can still be significant on small sites.
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.
Cumbria has no designated Green Belt, so the main policy questions near Kendal are usually the settlement boundary, landscape and access.
Though we are based in Birmingham (roughly 128 miles away), distance is no barrier: we look at land across England and Wales.
How we could buy your land in Kendal
Subject-to-planning contract
We agree a price now and complete once a satisfactory planning permission is granted.
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 agreementJoint 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
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.
Small sites in Kendal: common questions
How quickly can you give a view?
For a small site with a clear plan and photos, we can usually say quickly whether it is worth pursuing and how.
Can you buy a single building plot?
Yes. Single plots, with or without consent, are part of what we buy.
Do you buy small sites in Kendal?
Yes. We buy small sites in Kendal and throughout Cumbria, as well as elsewhere in England and Wales. Tell us where the land is and we will give you a free appraisal.
Can an agent introduce land in Kendal 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.