Land and new homes in Chadderton
In Chadderton, 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.
Chadderton · OL9Free site appraisal
Tell us about your land and we will call you back. No cost, no obligation.
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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 Chadderton
Chadderton (OL9) is one of the Greater Manchester towns we cover, about 6 miles north-east of Manchester. Oldham is the closest neighbouring place we cover, at about 1 mile, followed by Royton and Middleton. Within England, Chadderton falls in the North West region.
Sites worth a conversation around Chadderton: backland plots with a workable access, redundant agricultural buildings and fields put forward or allocated in the local plan. As Chadderton is in England, applications are judged against the National Planning Policy Framework, and the buyer of land pays Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
Tell us where your land is around Chadderton and we will explain the routes open to you.
Services in Chadderton
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Chadderton
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Chadderton
- Sell Land Without Planning in Chadderton
- Land Option Agreements in Chadderton
- Land Promotion Agreements in Chadderton
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Chadderton
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Chadderton
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Chadderton
- Sell Brownfield Land in Chadderton
- Sell an Infill Plot in Chadderton
- Land Assembly and Access in Chadderton
- Free Site Appraisal in Chadderton
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Chadderton
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Chadderton
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Chadderton
- New Home Construction in Chadderton
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Chadderton
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Chadderton
- New Homes to Rent in Chadderton
- Affordable Housing in Chadderton
- Social Housing in Chadderton
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Chadderton
Funders and partners
How the rules work in Chadderton
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Chadderton 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.
Affordable homes in Chadderton are usually funded through a mix of Section 106 contributions from market schemes and grant from Homes England's Social and Affordable Homes Programme 2026 to 2036, or from the Greater London Authority in London. Registered providers, regulated by the Regulator of Social Housing, own and manage most of them. Land to Homes can bring forward land and build homes for councils and housing associations, including homes for Social Rent.
| National planning policy | National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), revised August 2026, with national planning practice guidance |
|---|---|
| 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 Chadderton
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.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell land?
Yes. Every landowner should have their own solicitor on a land sale or agreement, and many also use a land agent or chartered surveyor. On option and promotion agreements with Land to Homes, we pay your reasonable legal fees, with the amount agreed up front in the heads of terms before you instruct anyone.
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.
Can Green Belt land be developed?
Green Belt is land around certain towns and cities where policy keeps land open, so new homes are normally resisted unless a local plan releases the land or there are very special circumstances. In England, recent policy changes introduced grey belt land, which can be more acceptable for development in some cases. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own green belt policies.
Do you buy land in Chadderton?
Yes. Land to Homes looks at land in Chadderton and elsewhere in Greater Manchester, including Old Trafford, Salford and Farnworth. Every enquiry starts with a free site appraisal, and on option and promotion agreements we pay your reasonable legal fees.