Option agreements for land in Gerrards Cross
Choosing how to sell matters as much as choosing who to sell to. For land near Gerrards Cross, an option agreement trades certainty and timing in a particular way.
An option can capture more of your land's value where it needs a long planning journey, but the details matter. We explain every term before you commit.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Independent advice encouraged
- We fund the planning work
Tell us about your land
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Where Gerrards Cross sits
The land we're most interested in near Gerrards Cross sits on the edge of the built-up area or in the villages towards Chalfont St Peter (2 miles) and Uxbridge (4 miles).
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 | Gerrards Cross |
|---|---|
| County | Buckinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | SL9 |
| OS grid square | TQ08 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Chalfont St Peter (2 mi), Uxbridge (4 mi), Rickmansworth (5 mi) |
| Distance from Milton Keynes | About 33 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 |
Is an option agreement right for your land?
- Larger fields and blocks on the edge of towns and villages
- Owners happy to wait several years for a higher price
- Holdings where several owners need to work together
- Sites with technical issues that need time to resolve
An option can capture more of your land's value where it needs a long planning journey, but the details matter. We explain every term before you commit.
What to check in an option agreement
Purchase price
Often a percentage of market value with permission, less agreed costs.
Term
How long we have to secure permission and exercise the option.
Deductions
Which planning and infrastructure costs come off the price before you're paid.
Your obligations
Agreements set what you can and can't do with the land in the meantime.
Land near Gerrards Cross that an option agreement suits
Land with planning permission in Gerrards Cross
Rarely needed once consent exists, but can suit phased sites.
Land for affordable homes in Gerrards Cross
Useful while housing need is evidenced and a scheme is prepared.
Barns and rural buildings in Gerrards Cross
Less common for single buildings but can suit whole farmyards.
Landlocked land and access problems in Gerrards Cross
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 do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
What England's rules mean for your land
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.
Common problems, and how we handle them
You're worried about the deductions
Ask for a clear list and a cap on what can be deducted. We'll explain each one.
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
- A rough size, in acres or hectares
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
Your questions answered
What is an option agreement?
A contract that gives the buyer the right to buy your land within a set period, usually after planning permission is granted. You receive an option fee now and the purchase price if the option is exercised.
Do I keep the option fee if you don't buy?
Normally, yes. The terms are set out in the agreement.
How is the price set?
Usually as a percentage of the land's market value once permission is granted, minus agreed costs, with a minimum price. The percentage and deductions are negotiated.
Do you cover the villages around Gerrards Cross?
Yes. Villages between Gerrards Cross, Chalfont St Peter and Uxbridge often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Other land in Gerrards Cross
- 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 Gerrards Cross
- Option agreements in Buckinghamshire
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