Land and new homes in Letchworth Garden City
Land to Homes is a land and new-homes business covering Letchworth Garden City. We can buy suitable land directly, fund the planning on promotion and option deals, and deliver homes for sale, rent and affordable housing. Every land enquiry starts with a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Letchworth Garden City · SG6Free 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
Our coverage in Letchworth Garden City
Letchworth Garden City sits about 24 miles north of Watford in Hertfordshire, in the SG6 postcode district. The nearest other places we cover are Hitchin (3 miles), Stevenage (5 miles) and Luton (11 miles). Letchworth Garden City is part of England’s East of England region.
Around Letchworth Garden City we look at fields put forward or allocated in the local plan, brownfield land in and around Letchworth Garden City and small holdings and pony paddocks. Planning in Letchworth Garden City follows England’s rules: the National Planning Policy Framework sets national policy and the council’s Local Plan sets local policy.
Send us a postcode in or near SG6 and we will start with a free desktop appraisal.
Services in Letchworth Garden City
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell Land Without Planning in Letchworth Garden City
- Land Option Agreements in Letchworth Garden City
- Land Promotion Agreements in Letchworth Garden City
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell Brownfield Land in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell an Infill Plot in Letchworth Garden City
- Land Assembly and Access in Letchworth Garden City
- Free Site Appraisal in Letchworth Garden City
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Letchworth Garden City
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Letchworth Garden City
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Letchworth Garden City
- New Home Construction in Letchworth Garden City
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Letchworth Garden City
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Letchworth Garden City
- New Homes to Rent in Letchworth Garden City
- Affordable Housing in Letchworth Garden City
- Social Housing in Letchworth Garden City
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Letchworth Garden City
Funders and partners
- Funding and Investment Partners in Letchworth Garden City
- Build to Rent Partnerships in Letchworth Garden City
Rules that apply in Letchworth Garden City
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Letchworth Garden City 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 Letchworth Garden City 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 Letchworth Garden City
Who decides who gets an affordable or social home?
Councils and housing associations, not developers. They set eligibility, usually based on income, housing need and sometimes a local connection, and allocate homes through their own lists or sales processes. In Northern Ireland, social homes are allocated through the Northern Ireland Housing Executive's common waiting list. Land to Homes does not allocate homes.
How is the price of development land worked out?
Development land is usually valued by working back from what the finished homes would be worth, then deducting build costs, infrastructure, planning obligations such as affordable housing, fees, finance and a developer's margin. This is called a residual valuation. We do not quote land values online; our free appraisal explains the factors that affect your site.
What is biodiversity net gain?
Biodiversity net gain is a requirement in England for most new developments to leave natural habitat in a measurably better state than before, assessed using a statutory metric. It can be delivered on site, off site or, as a last resort, through statutory credits. It affects how much land a scheme needs. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own biodiversity policies.
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 Letchworth Garden City an area you cover for land?
Yes, we cover land in Letchworth Garden City and elsewhere in Hertfordshire, including Watford, Welwyn Garden City and Potters Bar. 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.