Option agreements for land in Ashford, Surrey
If you own land near Ashford, Surrey, you may be wondering whether an option agreement would suit you. The answer depends on your land's planning prospects and how soon you want to be paid.
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.
- Free appraisal and written offer
- No commission: we're the buyer
- We fund the planning work
Get an offer for land in Ashford, Surrey
Free, no-obligation appraisal.
Ashford, Surrey at a glance
From Ashford, Surrey, it's 2 miles to Staines and 2 miles to Feltham. We buy land across that whole stretch of Surrey, not only within the town.
Most of the county is Metropolitan Green Belt, and the Surrey Hills National Landscape covers much of the rest.
| Town | Ashford, Surrey |
|---|---|
| County | Surrey |
| Country | England |
| Postcode district | TW15 |
| OS grid square | TQ07 |
| Nearest towns we cover | Staines (2 mi), Feltham (2 mi), Sunbury-on-Thames (3 mi) |
| Distance from Woking | About 9 miles north-east |
| 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 Ashford, Surrey
- 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.
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.
Land near Ashford, Surrey that an option agreement suits
Development land in Ashford, Surrey
Suits larger fields where the planning route may take several years.
Land with planning permission in Ashford, Surrey
Rarely needed once consent exists, but can suit phased sites.
Garage sites in Ashford, Surrey
Rarely needed unless several garage owners are involved.
Inherited and probate land in Ashford, Surrey
Can suit families who want to hold on while planning is explored.
How a sale works
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.
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.
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
- Any planning applications or letters
- Photos of the land and its access
Questions from landowners near Ashford, Surrey
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.
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 cover the villages around Ashford, Surrey?
Yes. Villages between Ashford, Surrey, Staines and Feltham often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.
Option agreements near Ashford, Surrey
Other land in Ashford, Surrey
- 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 Ashford, Surrey
- Option agreements in Surrey
Find out what we'd pay for your land near Ashford, Surrey
Send the postcode and a rough size. We'll check the title and planning position and come back to you.