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Option agreements for land in Lichfield

If you own land in or around Lichfield, option agreements is one of four ways you can sell it to us. Here's how it works and when it makes sense.

An option agreement gives a buyer the right, but not the obligation, to buy land within a set period, usually once planning permission is obtained. The landowner receives an option fee up front and, if the option is exercised, a price normally based on market value with permission, less agreed deductions.

  • Free appraisal and written offer
  • Figures explained, so you can check them
  • We fund the planning work

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Free and no obligation. We're the buyer, so there's no commission.

Where Lichfield sits

Our appraisals for Lichfield start with the WS13 postcode district and the OS grid square SK10, then widen out to Burntwood, Tamworth and Aldridge, all within about 7 miles.

Farmland, Cannock Chase National Landscape and part of the Peak District, with green belt in the south near the West Midlands and around Stoke-on-Trent.

TownLichfield
CountyStaffordshire
CountryEngland
Postcode districtWS13
OS grid squareSK10
Nearest towns we coverBurntwood (4 mi), Tamworth (6 mi), Aldridge (7 mi)
Distance from Stoke-on-TrentAbout 27 miles south-east
Planning systemNational Planning Policy Framework and local plan
When you're paidOption fee now, price when the option is exercised
Planning costsOurs, sometimes recoverable from the price
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Is an option agreement right for your land?

  • Owners happy to wait several years for a higher price
  • Holdings where several owners need to work together
  • Land needing access or infrastructure to be unlocked
  • Owners who want to keep farming until development

If your land could be allocated in a future local plan, an option keeps it moving towards development without you funding the work.

How the money works

Option fee

A payment on signing, which you usually keep even if the option isn't exercised.

Minimum price

A floor that protects you if values fall.

Deductions

Which planning and infrastructure costs come off the price before you're paid.

Exercise triggers

What has to happen before we can buy.

Land near Lichfield that an option agreement suits

Land for affordable homes in Lichfield

Useful while housing need is evidenced and a scheme is prepared.

Farmland and agricultural land in Lichfield

Common for edge-of-town farmland promoted through the local plan.

Paddocks and equestrian land in Lichfield

Useful where the paddock could form part of a wider site.

Garage sites in Lichfield

Rarely needed unless several garage owners are involved.

How a sale works

  1. Tell us about your land

    Send the postcode or address and a rough size.

  2. We do the homework

    We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.

  3. You get a written offer

    With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.

  4. 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.

When the land isn't straightforward

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
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • Details of any tenants or grazing agreements
  • Photos of the land and its access

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.

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 Lichfield?

Yes. We consider land in and around Lichfield and across Staffordshire. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, especially its access and planning prospects, and we'll tell you either way.

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