FIND YOUR DREAM BUILDING PLOT
PlotBrowser.com is a 100% free-to-use plot and property finder, packed with 1,000s of home building opportunities. Here’s a taster of the fantastic self build plots, renovation properties and conversions currently for sale near you
PlotBrowser.com is the latest addition to Build It’s series of powerful project tools (www. buildit.co.uk/tools) designed to put you on the path to self build success.
Updated daily, this is your dedicated resource for finding genuine self build land and renovation opportunities. You’ll find 1,000s of plots and properties to view nationwide, and each listing features the site details, photos, guide price and sellers’ contact information – including details such as whether the plot or property is being sold at auction and, if so, when.
Crucially, we’ve done a big part of the plot-hunting job for you: all our plots already have either outline or full planning permission in place, so you won’t have to waste your time looking at duds that might never gain consent to build.
What’s more, we’ve sourced the planning reference for you, so that you can quickly and easily identify the current planning consent on the relevant local authority’s website. This will arm you with a full understanding of the site’s planning history and what’s been permitted, so you can gauge whether the plot can support the kind of house you’d like to create.
The following pages are a sample of the plots, renovations and conversion projects available on PlotBrowser.com this month.
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ENGLAND
BEDFORDSHIRE
LEIGHTON BUZZARD Sandy Lane Building plot with full planning consent granted to create a spacious three-storey home. Guide price: £350,000 Planning: Central Bedfordshire Council CB/23/01038/FULL Contact: Steve Latham & Co 01525 853851 steve@stevelatham.co.ukPlot ID: 136515
BERKSHIRE
MAIDENHEAD College Road Detached house and side garden with planning permission granted for a four-bedroom detached house. Guide price: £1,500,000
Planning: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead 23/00396/FULL Contact: Waterman Residential 01628 246756 sales@watermanresidential.co.ukPlot ID: 136554
BUCKINGHAMSHIRE
HARDWICK Lower Road Plot with consent for change of use from agriculture to residential C3, the demolition of the existing modern agricultural buildings, the erection of two new house, plus the conversion and extension of the traditional outhouse into a residential dwelling. Guide price: £900,000
Planning: Aylesbury Vale District Council 2/01434/ALB, 23/03332/APP Contact: Michael Graham 01296 336227 salesa@michaelgraham.co.ukPlot ID: 136486
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
YAXLEY Askews Lane Plot of land with detailed planning permission for the construction of a detached three-bedroom dwelling of nearly 167m².
Guide price: £275,000
Planning: Huntingdon District Council 22/01422/FUL
Contact: Pelham James 01572 497070 team@pelhamjames.co.uk
Plot ID 136413
TYPES OF BUILDING PLOT
New homes can be built on a range of sites and knowing about the opportunities can help you spot land with potential. Here are the key options:
BROWNFIELD SITES This refers to previously developed land that is or was once occupied by a permanent structure. Government policy supports the provision of new housing in such locations and, on a practical level, services are likely to be in place.
DEMOLISH & REPLACE A type of brownfield opportunity where you could knock down a building, such as an old bungalow, and construct a new home in its place. It’s often more cost-effective than a renovation as VAT can be reclaimed on a new build project.
EDGE-OF-SETTLEMENT Depending on the maps in the relevant council’s Local Plan, this kind of site may or may not fall within existing built-up area boundaries. Generally, policies allow development within this zone, but control it very strictly outside. Any undeveloped land, known as greenfield, will typically only support housing to serve the needs of agriculture, replacement dwellings and some infill.
INFILL PLOTS Many councils define this as a small gap between an otherwise built-up frontage or group of houses. Infilling is usually allowed within settlements’ development boundaries, and sometimes outside of these. Gaining consent will be more difficult in zones such as conservation areas.
GARDENS Contrary to the ‘backland development’ headlines of a few years ago, planners still allow schemes on garden plots, especially in places that are considered to be built-up. You may even be lucky enough to have a large space that could work as a viable site or know someone who is willing to negotiate a fair price.
SERVICED PLOTS Land that’s ready to build on, with utilities, highway access and potentially other infrastructure already in place, as well as at least outline planning consent. This route offers more certainty over early-stage costs.