Land and new homes in Haverhill
In Haverhill, 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.
Haverhill · CB9Free 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
Haverhill at a glance
Haverhill (CB9) is one of the Suffolk towns we cover, about 30 miles west of Ipswich. The nearest other places we cover are Newmarket (11 miles), Sudbury (13 miles) and Braintree (15 miles). Within England, Haverhill falls in the East of England region.
Around Haverhill we look at fields put forward or allocated in the local plan, large and long rear gardens and land behind street frontages. Planning in Haverhill follows England’s rules: the National Planning Policy Framework sets national policy and the council’s Local Plan sets local policy.
Tell us where your land is around Haverhill and we will explain the routes open to you.
Services in Haverhill
For landowners
- Sell Land for Development in Haverhill
- Sell Land with Planning Permission in Haverhill
- Sell Land Without Planning in Haverhill
- Land Option Agreements in Haverhill
- Land Promotion Agreements in Haverhill
- Landowner Joint Ventures in Haverhill
- Sell Garden Land and Backland in Haverhill
- Sell Farmland and Paddocks in Haverhill
- Sell Brownfield Land in Haverhill
- Sell an Infill Plot in Haverhill
- Land Assembly and Access in Haverhill
- Free Site Appraisal in Haverhill
- Sell a Building for Conversion in Haverhill
Planning, design and build
- Planning Permission and Strategy in Haverhill
- Architecture and Masterplanning in Haverhill
- New Home Construction in Haverhill
- Serviced Plots for Self-Build in Haverhill
New homes and housing
- New-Build Homes for Sale in Haverhill
- New Homes to Rent in Haverhill
- Affordable Housing in Haverhill
- Social Housing in Haverhill
- Council and Housing Partnerships in Haverhill
Funders and partners
Rules that apply in Haverhill
In England, most planning applications for new homes in Haverhill 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.
In England, affordable housing on market developments in Haverhill is normally secured through a Section 106 agreement, which sets the number, tenure and transfer of homes to a registered provider. Grant from Homes England can add further homes, and the 2026 to 2036 programme expects at least 60% of funded homes to be Social Rent. Land to Homes can supply land, design and build homes, or deliver completed homes for councils and housing associations.
| 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 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 Haverhill
Do you pay my legal fees?
On option and promotion agreements, yes. We pay your reasonable legal fees, and the amount is agreed up front in the heads of terms before you instruct a solicitor, so there are no surprises later. On a direct purchase, each side normally pays its own legal costs, and we will explain the position before you commit.
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.
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.
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.
Is Haverhill an area you cover for land?
Yes, we cover land in Haverhill and elsewhere in Suffolk, including Sudbury, Stowmarket and Felixstowe. 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.