Land and new homes in Wigan
In Wigan, 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.
Wigan · WN1Free 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 Wigan
We cover Wigan as part of Greater Manchester. It is about 17 miles west of Manchester, around postcode district WN1. Close by, our coverage also takes in Hindley, Ashton-in-Makerfield and Westhoughton. Wigan is part of England’s North West region.
Around Wigan we look at former garage blocks and yards, backland plots with a workable access and large and long rear gardens. As Wigan is in England, applications are judged against the National Planning Policy Framework, and the buyer of land pays Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT).
If you own land near Wigan, the first step is a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Services in Wigan
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Wigan
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Wigan
- Sell Land Without Planning in Wigan
- Land Option Agreements in Wigan
- Land Promotion Agreements in Wigan
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Wigan
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Wigan
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Wigan
- Sell Brownfield Land in Wigan
- Sell an Infill Plot in Wigan
- Land Assembly and Access in Wigan
- Free Site Appraisal in Wigan
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Wigan
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Wigan
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Wigan
- New Home Construction in Wigan
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Wigan
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Wigan
- New Homes to Rent in Wigan
- Affordable Housing in Wigan
- Social Housing in Wigan
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Wigan
Funders and partners
The English system, as it applies in Wigan
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Wigan 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 Wigan 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 |
|---|---|
| Local planning document | Local Plan |
| In-principle consent | Outline planning permission, with reserved matters approved later |
| 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 Wigan
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.
What is an option agreement?
An option agreement gives a developer the right, but not the obligation, to buy land within an agreed period, usually once planning permission is granted. The landowner normally receives an option fee, and the purchase price is worked out under an agreed formula. On option agreements with Land to Homes, we pay your reasonable legal fees, agreed up front in the heads of terms.
Can you guarantee my land will get planning permission?
No one can guarantee planning permission. Decisions rest with the planning authority or, on appeal, an independent appeal body. What we can do is assess the prospects honestly, prepare a thorough application and deal with likely objections early. If we think a site is unlikely to succeed, we will tell you before anyone spends time or money on it.
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 work with landowners in Wigan?
We do. We work with landowners in Wigan and elsewhere in Greater Manchester, including Dukinfield, Leigh and Failsworth. Send us a postcode and we will start with a free, no-obligation appraisal of what the land could take.