Option agreements for land in Amersham on the Hill
Before you agree an option agreement on land near Amersham on the Hill, it helps to know exactly when you'd be paid, who carries the planning risk and how the price is set.
If your land could be allocated in a future local plan, an option keeps it moving towards development without you funding the work.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
Selling land near Amersham on the Hill?
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Where Amersham on the Hill sits
Land around Amersham on the Hill falls under England's planning system. The closest towns we also cover are Amersham, 1 mile away, and Chesham, 2 miles away, and Milton Keynes is 26 miles away.
The south is largely Metropolitan Green Belt and the Chilterns National Landscape, while the north around Milton Keynes and Aylesbury has absorbed major growth.
| Town | Amersham on the Hill |
|---|---|
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | HP6 |
| OS grid square | SU99 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Amersham (1 mi), Chesham (2 mi), Chalfont St Peter (5 mi) |
| Distance from Milton Keynes | About 26 miles south |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
| When you're paid | Option fee now, price when the option is exercised |
| Planning costs | Ours, sometimes recoverable from the price |
When an option agreement suits land near Amersham on the Hill
- Larger fields and blocks on the edge of towns and villages
- Land being considered in a local plan review
- Owners happy to wait several years for a higher price
- Sites with technical issues that need time to resolve
Options are the usual way to bring larger sites forward. They let us invest in planning while you keep ownership and the use of your land.
The terms that matter
Purchase price
Often a percentage of market value with permission, less agreed costs.
Minimum price
A floor that protects you if values fall.
Exercise triggers
What has to happen before we can buy.
Your obligations
Agreements set what you can and can't do with the land in the meantime.
Land near Amersham on the Hill that an option agreement suits
Land without planning permission in Amersham on the Hill
We pay for the right to buy later and fund the planning work meanwhile.
Large strategic sites in Amersham on the Hill
The usual route: an option fee now and a price based on market value later.
Farmland and agricultural land in Amersham on the Hill
Common for edge-of-town farmland promoted through the local plan.
Landlocked land and access problems in Amersham on the Hill
Useful while access is negotiated with neighbours.
What happens next
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We check it properly
Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in England
Planning framework
Planning decisions in England follow the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026, and the local plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. Plans are reviewed periodically, which is when new housing sites are usually allocated.
Section 106 and CIL
Larger schemes often need a Section 106 agreement for affordable housing or contributions, and councils that have adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy charge it per square metre of new floorspace.
When the land isn't straightforward
You want to be sure we'll actually pursue planning
Agreements can include obligations to use reasonable endeavours and set milestones.
You'd like your advisers' costs covered
Many option agreements include a contribution to the landowner's legal and agent costs. We'll tell you if ours does.
Useful to send us
- The address or postcode
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
Your questions answered
Do I keep the option fee if you don't buy?
Normally, yes. The terms are set out in the agreement.
How long do options last?
It varies with the site. Several years is typical for land needing local plan allocation, often with extension rights.
Can I sell to someone else during the option?
Not usually. The option binds the land, and it's normally registered against your title.
Do you buy land in Amersham on the Hill?
Yes. We consider land in and around Amersham on the Hill and across Buckinghamshire. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Option agreements near Amersham on the Hill
Other land in Amersham on the Hill
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- Green belt and grey belt land
- Land for affordable homes
- Farmland and agricultural land
- Paddocks and equestrian land
- Barns and rural buildings
- Building plots
- Garden land and backland
- Infill plots and gap sites
- Small sites
- Garage sites
- Brownfield land
- Redundant commercial and industrial land
- Inherited and probate land
- Landlocked land and access problems
- Outright purchase
- Subject-to-planning sale
- Joint ventures
- All land in Amersham on the Hill
- Option agreements in Buckinghamshire
Get a straight answer about your land
A free appraisal tells you what we'd pay and why.