Land and new homes in Lower Earley
In Lower Earley, Land to Homes works with landowners who want to sell, option or promote land for housing, and with councils and housing associations on affordable homes. We manage planning and building on the sites we take forward, and people looking for a home can register their interest.
Lower Earley · RG6Free site appraisal
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- Free site appraisalNo cost, no obligation
- Legal fees coveredReasonable fees, on options and promotion
- Nothing to pay upfrontOn promotion: we fund planning
- Direct purchaseSuitable sites, with or without planning
- UK-wideEngland, Wales, Scotland and NI
Our coverage in Lower Earley
About 3 miles south-east of Reading, Lower Earley is part of our Berkshire coverage, centred on postcode district RG6. If your land sits between towns, Reading, Wokingham and Crowthorne are the closest neighbouring places on our list. Lower Earley is part of England’s South East region.
Typical sites we review near Lower Earley include redundant commercial buildings, small holdings and pony paddocks and farmland next to the settlement boundary. Planning in Lower Earley follows England’s rules: the National Planning Policy Framework sets national policy and the council’s Local Plan sets local policy.
Tell us where your land is around Lower Earley and we will explain the routes open to you.
Services in Lower Earley
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Lower Earley
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Lower Earley
- Sell Land Without Planning in Lower Earley
- Land Option Agreements in Lower Earley
- Land Promotion Agreements in Lower Earley
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Lower Earley
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Lower Earley
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Lower Earley
- Sell Brownfield Land in Lower Earley
- Sell an Infill Plot in Lower Earley
- Land Assembly and Access in Lower Earley
- Free Site Appraisal in Lower Earley
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Lower Earley
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Lower Earley
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Lower Earley
- New Home Construction in Lower Earley
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Lower Earley
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Lower Earley
- New Homes to Rent in Lower Earley
- Affordable Housing in Lower Earley
- Social Housing in Lower Earley
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Lower Earley
Funders and partners
Planning and land rules in Lower Earley
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Lower Earley are decided by the local planning authority, usually the council, using its Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework. Many landowners sell without planning, either outright or through an option or promotion agreement that funds the application first. Land to Homes offers a free site appraisal, pays your reasonable legal fees on option and promotion agreements, and can buy suitable sites directly, subject to survey, title and contract.
Buying a new-build home in Lower Earley follows the usual English process: an offer, conveyancing, exchange of contracts, which makes the purchase binding, and completion. Many buyers arrange a snagging inspection to find defects. New homes are usually covered by a structural warranty, and developers registered under the New Homes Quality Code give buyers access to the New Homes Ombudsman Service. We have no homes on sale yet, so register your interest to hear about future homes.
| Local planning document | Local Plan |
|---|---|
| Who decides applications | The local planning authority, usually the district, borough, city or unitary council (or a national park authority) |
| In-principle consent | Outline planning permission, with reserved matters approved later |
| Land registration | HM Land Registry |
| How a sale becomes binding | A land sale becomes legally binding on exchange of contracts and finishes on completion, after which the buyer registers the title with HM Land Registry. |
Common questions in Lower Earley
What are the New Homes Quality Code and New Homes Ombudsman?
The New Homes Quality Code is a code of practice for developers registered with the New Homes Quality Board, covering how homes are marketed, reserved, sold and handed over, and after-sales care. Buyers of homes from registered developers can usually take unresolved complaints to the New Homes Ombudsman Service. The framework currently covers England, Scotland and Wales.
Can I sell land without planning permission?
Yes. Land often sells without planning, either for a price that reflects the planning risk or under a deal where the price is set once permission is granted. Land to Homes can buy suitable sites directly, with or without planning and with no onward chain, subject to survey, title and contract, or promote the land through planning with you.
What kinds of land do you look at?
Fields and paddocks next to towns and villages, large gardens and backland, infill plots, brownfield and former commercial sites, farmland, and buildings that could convert to homes. Sites need realistic access and planning prospects. If land is too small or too constrained for us, we will say so plainly rather than leave you waiting for an answer.
Who pays for the planning application?
Usually the applicant pays the council fee and the cost of surveys and reports. Under a promotion agreement with Land to Homes, we fund the planning work, and the costs are only recovered from the sale proceeds if the land sells with planning. On a direct purchase without planning, the planning cost and risk become ours.
Do you buy land in Lower Earley?
Yes. Land to Homes looks at land in Lower Earley and elsewhere in Berkshire, including Sandhurst, Wokingham and Thatcham. Every enquiry starts with a free site appraisal, and on option and promotion agreements we pay your reasonable legal fees.