Land and new homes in Amersham
In Amersham, 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.
Amersham · HP7Free 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
Land and homes around Amersham
About 27 miles south of Milton Keynes, Amersham is part of our Buckinghamshire coverage, centred on postcode district HP7. Chesham is the closest neighbouring place we cover, at about 2 miles, followed by Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross. Amersham is part of England’s South East region.
In and around Amersham, the land we appraise ranges from fields put forward or allocated in the local plan to land behind street frontages, including backland plots with a workable access. In England, where Amersham 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 Amersham and we will explain the routes open to you.
Services in Amersham
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Amersham
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Amersham
- Sell Land Without Planning in Amersham
- Land Option Agreements in Amersham
- Land Promotion Agreements in Amersham
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Amersham
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Amersham
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Amersham
- Sell Brownfield Land in Amersham
- Sell an Infill Plot in Amersham
- Land Assembly and Access in Amersham
- Free Site Appraisal in Amersham
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Amersham
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Amersham
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Amersham
- New Home Construction in Amersham
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Amersham
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Amersham
- New Homes to Rent in Amersham
- Affordable Housing in Amersham
- Social Housing in Amersham
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Amersham
Funders and partners
Rules that apply in Amersham
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Amersham 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 Amersham 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.
| National planning policy | National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), revised August 2026, with national planning practice guidance |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Land transaction tax (paid by the buyer) | Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) |
| 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. |
Your questions answered for Amersham
What is a local development plan and why does it matter?
The development plan sets out where new homes and other development should go, and it is the starting point for planning decisions. In England it is usually called the Local Plan; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have Local Development Plans. Land allocated for housing, or next to a settlement where policy supports growth, usually has stronger prospects.
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.
Will I have to pay anything upfront?
Not on a promotion agreement. We fund the planning work, and those costs are only recovered from the sale proceeds if the land sells with planning permission. You will still need your own solicitor, but on option and promotion agreements we pay your reasonable legal fees, with the amount agreed in the heads of terms.
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.
Is Amersham an area you cover for land?
Yes, we cover land in Amersham and elsewhere in Buckinghamshire, including Gerrards Cross, Chesham and Aylesbury. Where a site suits us we can buy it directly, or set up an option or promotion agreement. On promotion there is nothing to pay upfront.