Land and new homes in Newbury
In Newbury, 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.
Newbury · RG14Free site appraisal
Tell us about your land and we will call you back. No cost, no obligation.
Prefer to talk? Call 0800 088 6248.
- 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 Newbury
About 16 miles west of Reading, Newbury is part of our Berkshire coverage, centred on postcode district RG14. Close by, our coverage also takes in Thatcham, Basingstoke and Didcot. Newbury is in the South East region of England.
Sites worth a conversation around Newbury: infill gaps along existing streets, fields put forward or allocated in the local plan and redundant commercial buildings. In England, where Newbury sits, planning decisions are made by the local planning authority, usually the district, borough, city or unitary council (or a national park authority).
Tell us where your land is around Newbury and we will explain the routes open to you.
Services in Newbury
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Newbury
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Newbury
- Sell Land Without Planning in Newbury
- Land Option Agreements in Newbury
- Land Promotion Agreements in Newbury
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Newbury
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Newbury
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Newbury
- Sell Brownfield Land in Newbury
- Sell an Infill Plot in Newbury
- Land Assembly and Access in Newbury
- Free Site Appraisal in Newbury
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Newbury
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Newbury
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Newbury
- New Home Construction in Newbury
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Newbury
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Newbury
- New Homes to Rent in Newbury
- Affordable Housing in Newbury
- Social Housing in Newbury
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Newbury
Funders and partners
Rules that apply in Newbury
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Newbury 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.
Councils and housing associations around Newbury can bid for grant through Homes England's Social and Affordable Homes Programme, which funds Social Rent, Affordable Rent at up to 80% of market rent, and shared ownership. Landlords of the rented homes must be registered with the Regulator of Social Housing. National policy also expects local plans to set a minimum Social Rent proportion for major development. Land to Homes is ready to discuss sites, partnership and delivery.
| Who decides applications | The local planning authority, usually the district, borough, city or unitary council (or a national park authority) |
|---|---|
| Land transaction tax (paid by the buyer) | Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) |
| 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. |
| Developer contributions | Section 106 planning obligations, plus the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) where the council charges it |
Your questions answered for Newbury
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.
What is planning permission?
Planning permission is consent from the planning authority to carry out development, such as building new homes or changing the use of land. Applications are judged against the local development plan and national policy, which differ in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Permission can be full, or outline, which is called planning permission in principle in Scotland.
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 directly?
Yes, on suitable sites. We can buy land directly, with or without planning permission and with no onward chain, subject to survey, title and contract. Whether a direct purchase suits you depends on the site and on whether you would rather have certainty now or wait for planning to change what the land is worth.
Do you work with landowners in Newbury?
We do. We work with landowners in Newbury and elsewhere in Berkshire, including Wokingham, Thatcham and Windsor. Send us a postcode and we will start with a free, no-obligation appraisal of what the land could take.