Land and new homes in Newtownabbey
In Newtownabbey, 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.
Newtownabbey · BT36Free 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
Where Newtownabbey fits
Newtownabbey (BT36) is one of the County Antrim towns we cover, about 4 miles north of Belfast. Belfast is the closest neighbouring place we cover, at about 4 miles, followed by Carrickfergus and Castlereagh.
Sites worth a conversation around Newtownabbey: brownfield land in and around Newtownabbey, small holdings and pony paddocks and land that already has planning permission. As Newtownabbey is in Northern Ireland, applications are judged against the Strategic Planning Policy Statement, and the buyer of land pays Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
A postcode and a rough boundary are enough for us to start a free appraisal of land near Newtownabbey.
Services in Newtownabbey
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Newtownabbey
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Newtownabbey
- Sell Land Without Planning in Newtownabbey
- Land Option Agreements in Newtownabbey
- Land Promotion Agreements in Newtownabbey
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Newtownabbey
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Newtownabbey
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Newtownabbey
- Sell Brownfield Land in Newtownabbey
- Sell an Infill Plot in Newtownabbey
- Land Assembly and Access in Newtownabbey
- Free Site Appraisal in Newtownabbey
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Newtownabbey
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Newtownabbey
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Newtownabbey
- New Home Construction in Newtownabbey
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Newtownabbey
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Newtownabbey
- New Homes to Rent in Newtownabbey
- Affordable Housing in Newtownabbey
- Social Housing in Newtownabbey
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Newtownabbey
Funders and partners
The Northern Irish system, as it applies in Newtownabbey
Countryside planning policy in Northern Ireland is generally restrictive, so land inside or next to the settlement development limits around Newtownabbey is usually the strongest prospect for new homes. Outline planning permission can establish the principle, with reserved matters approved later. A promotion agreement lets us fund that planning work, with our costs recovered from the sale proceeds only if the land sells with planning. Your reasonable legal fees are covered too, agreed in the heads of terms.
In Northern Ireland, housing associations find sites and develop schemes under the Social Housing Development Programme, while the Housing Executive assesses housing need in areas such as Newtownabbey. Councils' Local Development Plans can also require affordable homes on private developments, secured through a Section 76 planning agreement. Land to Homes can supply land, design and construction, or deliver completed homes for transfer to a registered housing association.
| National planning policy | Strategic Planning Policy Statement (SPPS, Edition 2), applied with retained Planning Policy Statements until each council adopts its Plan Strategy |
|---|---|
| Who decides applications | The 11 district councils, with the Department for Infrastructure deciding regionally significant applications |
| In-principle consent | Outline planning permission, with reserved matters approved later |
| Land registration | Land & Property Services (Land Registry and Registry of Deeds) |
| How a sale becomes binding | A land sale becomes legally binding when contracts signed by both parties are exchanged and finishes on completion, with the title registered in the Land Registry at Land & Property Services. |
Land and homes in Newtownabbey: questions
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.
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.
Is the site appraisal really free?
Yes. Our site appraisal is free and carries no obligation. It covers access, planning policy, likely constraints and an indicative number of homes, and we talk you through the routes open to you. You do not have to agree to anything afterwards, and we will tell you plainly if the land is not suitable for us.
Do you buy land in Newtownabbey?
Yes. Land to Homes looks at land in Newtownabbey and elsewhere in County Antrim, including Belfast, Ballymena and Carrickfergus. Every enquiry starts with a free site appraisal, and on option and promotion agreements we pay your reasonable legal fees.