Option agreements for land in Sutton-in-Ashfield
For owners in Sutton-in-Ashfield and the NG17 area, an option agreement is worth understanding before you talk to any buyer, including us.
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.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- No pressure to decide
- Independent advice encouraged
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Where Sutton-in-Ashfield sits
Sutton-in-Ashfield (NG17) sits in OS grid square SK45, roughly 13 miles north of Nottingham. Sites between here and Kirkby-in-Ashfield or Alfreton are just as much of interest to us.
Former coalfield towns, farmland and Sherwood Forest, with the Nottingham and Derby green belt wrapped around the city.
| Town | Sutton-in-Ashfield |
|---|---|
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | NG17 |
| OS grid square | SK45 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Kirkby-in-Ashfield (2 mi), Mansfield (3 mi), Alfreton (5 mi) |
| Distance from Nottingham | About 13 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?
- Land being considered in a local plan review
- 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
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.
Minimum price
A floor that protects you if values fall.
Term
How long we have to secure permission and exercise the option.
Exercise triggers
What has to happen before we can buy.
Land near Sutton-in-Ashfield that an option agreement suits
Land with planning permission in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Rarely needed once consent exists, but can suit phased sites.
Small sites in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Useful if land needs assembling from more than one owner.
Garage sites in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Rarely needed unless several garage owners are involved.
Landlocked land and access problems in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Useful while access is negotiated with neighbours.
What happens next
Tell us about your land
Send the postcode or address and a rough size.
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.
Solicitors complete the sale
Exchange and complete, or exchange now and complete when planning is granted.
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.
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
- The address or postcode
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
- Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
What people ask us about an option agreement
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.
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.
How do I get an offer for land in Sutton-in-Ashfield?
Use the form on this page or call 0800 088 6248. Tell us the postcode, the rough size and anything you know about planning, and we'll come back to you.
Other land in Sutton-in-Ashfield
- 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 Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Option agreements in Nottinghamshire
Ready to talk about your land in Sutton-in-Ashfield?
Call 0800 088 6248 or send the details. There's no obligation.