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Free Site Appraisal in Hayes

How do I get a free site appraisal in Hayes?

Before you spend money on surveys or advisers, find out whether your land in Hayes has realistic potential for new homes. Our free appraisal starts with a desktop review of official planning documents, maps and title records, and may lead to a site visit. You get a plain-English view on prospects, risks and next steps.

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Free 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

Selling land around Hayes

We cover Hayes as part of Greater London. It is about 13 miles west of London, around postcode district UB3. Southall is the closest neighbouring place we cover, at about 2 miles, followed by Heston and Greenford. Within England, Hayes falls in the London region.

Typical sites we review near Hayes include brownfield land in and around Hayes, paddocks on the edge of Hayes and fields put forward or allocated in the local plan. As Hayes 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 Hayes, the first step is a free, no-obligation appraisal.

What we offer in Hayes

Constraints mapped

Flood zones, conservation areas, listed buildings, protected trees, ecological designations and landscape protections are all checked against your boundary using official mapping and published public records.

Access and highways

We look at road frontage, the likely junction position and visibility, and whether the adopted highway actually reaches your land or stops short of it.

Indicative scheme

Where prospects look reasonable, we outline what might fit as a broad indication rather than a design, so you can understand the likely scale and form of development.

Routes explained

We set out which deals could suit your land, from direct purchase and conditional contracts to options, promotion agreements and joint ventures, with the trade-offs of each.

Planning and land rules in Hayes

In England, most planning applications for new homes in Hayes 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, we check the Local Plan and policies map, the Environment Agency's flood map for planning, Green Belt boundaries, designations shown on Defra's MAGIC map, and whether the site appears on the council's brownfield land register. Title comes from HM Land Registry. We also consider whether biodiversity net gain would apply to the likely scheme.

Key rules in Hayes
National planning policyNational Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), revised August 2026, with national planning practice guidance
Who decides applicationsThe local planning authority, usually the district, borough, city or unitary council (or a national park authority)
Land registrationHM Land Registry
How a sale becomes bindingA land sale becomes legally binding on exchange of contracts and finishes on completion, after which the buyer registers the title with HM Land Registry.

Free Site Appraisal in Hayes: questions

Will the appraisal tell me what my land is worth?

Not as a formal valuation. We explain the factors that drive development land value for your site, such as the likely number of homes, local sale values and build costs. If we make an offer later, it will be in writing. For a formal valuation, instruct a chartered surveyor.

Will you need to visit my land?

Often, if the desktop review shows realistic potential. We will arrange a visit at a time that suits you and explain what we want to look at, such as the access point, boundaries and ground conditions. Many sites can be ruled in or out without a visit.

Is the site appraisal really free?

Yes. The appraisal is free and carries no obligation. You do not have to sign anything to receive it, and asking for one does not commit you to selling or entering any agreement. If you later decide to go ahead, any terms are set out in writing first.

What information do I need to provide for a site appraisal?

A postcode or rough boundary is enough to start. It helps to add the title number if you know it, the current use, any planning history, any tenancies, and known issues such as drainage or access disputes. Photos and existing reports are useful but not essential.

Do you work with landowners in Hayes?

We do. We work with landowners in Hayes and elsewhere in Greater London, including Muswell Hill, Woodford Green and Eltham. Send us a postcode and we will start with a free, no-obligation appraisal of what the land could take.

Read more: Free Site Appraisal · Guide: Section 106 and affordable housing: what landowners should know

Own land that could take new homes?

Start with a free, no-obligation site appraisal. On option and promotion agreements we fund the planning work and pay your reasonable legal fees.

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