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Sell land subject to planning in Canterbury

We offer a subject-to-planning sale on land across Kent, including sites around Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay.

A conditional contract shares the planning risk fairly. You agree a price today, we fund and run the planning application, and the sale completes if permission comes through.

  • Free appraisal and written offer
  • No commission: we're the buyer
  • Figures explained, so you can check them

Get an offer for land in Canterbury

We'll check the title and planning, then call you.

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Where Canterbury sits

From Canterbury, it's 6 miles to Whitstable and 7 miles to Herne Bay. We buy land across that whole stretch of Kent, not only within the town.

Metropolitan Green Belt in the west, the Kent Downs and High Weald National Landscapes, and growth around Ashford, Maidstone and the Medway towns.

TownCanterbury
CountyKent
CountryEngland
Postcode districtCT1
OS grid squareTR15
Nearest towns we coverWhitstable (6 mi), Herne Bay (7 mi), Faversham (9 mi)
Distance from MaidstoneAbout 24 miles east
Planning systemNational Planning Policy Framework and local plan
When you're paidOn completion, after permission is granted
Planning costsOurs
Land surveyor with a GNSS survey pole in a grass field next to a hedgerow

When a subject-to-planning sale suits land near Canterbury

  • Building plots and garden land without permission
  • Brownfield sites needing a housing permission
  • Owners willing to wait for a higher price
  • Land with a registered title

This route suits most building plots, garden land and small sites, where the planning process can be measured in months rather than years.

The terms that matter

Long-stop date

If permission isn't granted by an agreed date, either side can end the contract.

Acceptable permission

The contract defines what counts as an acceptable consent.

Deposit

A deposit is usually paid on exchange and held until completion.

Your use meanwhile

You normally keep using the land until completion.

Land near Canterbury that a subject-to-planning sale suits

Land without planning permission in Canterbury

We exchange contracts now and complete once permission is granted.

Large strategic sites in Canterbury

A fixed or formula price paid once an acceptable permission is granted.

Land for affordable homes in Canterbury

The usual route: we agree a price and complete when permission is granted.

Inherited and probate land in Canterbury

Possible if beneficiaries are happy to wait for a higher price.

What happens next

  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. We put an offer in writing

    It shows how we got there. There's no obligation to accept.

  4. 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're worried about being tied up indefinitely

A long-stop date sets the maximum time. If permission isn't granted by then, you're free.

You're worried we'll get permission for something you don't like

The contract can set out the scheme or limits on what we apply for.

Useful to send us

  • The address or postcode
  • A rough size, in acres or hectares
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters

Questions from landowners near Canterbury

What is a subject-to-planning sale?

A sale where contracts are exchanged now, but completion depends on planning permission being granted. If it isn't granted by the long-stop date, the contract can end.

Who pays for the planning application?

We do, along with the surveys and consultants needed to support it.

Can I still use the land before completion?

Usually yes, until we need access for surveys or until completion.

Do you cover the villages around Canterbury?

Yes. Villages between Canterbury, Whitstable and Herne Bay often have the kind of edge-of-settlement land we're looking for.

Also near Canterbury

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Get a straight answer about your land

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