Option agreements for land in Driffield
For owners in Driffield and the YO25 area, an option agreement is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.
If your land could be allocated in a future local plan, an option keeps it moving towards development without you funding the work.
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
- We fund the planning work
Selling land near Driffield?
We'll check the title and planning, then call you.
Driffield at a glance
From Driffield, it's 11 miles to Beverley and 12 miles to Bridlington. We buy land across that whole stretch of the East Riding of Yorkshire, not only within the town.
| Town | Driffield |
|---|---|
| County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | YO25 |
| OS grid square | TA05 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Beverley (11 mi), Bridlington (12 mi), Kingston upon Hull (19 mi) |
| Distance from Kingston upon Hull | About 19 miles north |
| 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
- Land needing access or infrastructure to be unlocked
- Owners who want to keep farming until development
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.
What to check in an option agreement
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 Driffield that an option agreement suits
Land without planning permission in Driffield
We pay for the right to buy later and fund the planning work meanwhile.
Barns and rural buildings in Driffield
Less common for single buildings but can suit whole farmyards.
Garden land and backland in Driffield
Useful when several neighbours' gardens are being assembled.
Infill plots and gap sites in Driffield
Seldom needed for single infill plots.
How a sale works
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
We put an offer in writing
It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
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.
Awkward details we deal with
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
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
- Photos of the land and its access
What people ask us about an option agreement
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.
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.
What's the difference between an option and a promotion agreement?
Under an option the buyer has the right to buy the land. Under a promotion agreement a promoter gets permission and then sells the land on the open market, taking a share of the proceeds. We offer options, not promotion agreements.
Do you buy land in Driffield?
Yes. We consider land in and around Driffield and across the East Riding of Yorkshire. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.
Other land types and routes
- Development land
- Land with planning permission
- Land without planning permission
- Large strategic sites
- 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 Driffield
- Option agreements in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Get a straight answer about your land
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.