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Sell land subject to planning in Haywards Heath

If you own land in or around Haywards Heath, subject-to-planning sale is one of four ways you can sell it to us. Here's how it works and when it makes sense.

If your land has a good chance of permission but doesn't have it yet, a subject-to-planning deal usually achieves more than an outright sale.

  • Free appraisal and written offer
  • No commission: we're the buyer
  • No pressure to decide

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Haywards Heath at a glance

Haywards Heath (RH16) sits in OS grid square TQ32, roughly 9 miles south-east of Crawley. Sites between here and Burgess Hill or East Grinstead are just as much of interest to us.

TownHaywards Heath
CountyWest Sussex
CountryEngland
Postcode districtRH16
OS grid squareTQ32
Nearest towns we coverBurgess Hill (3 mi), Crawley (9 mi), East Grinstead (10 mi)
Distance from CrawleyAbout 9 miles south-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

Is a subject-to-planning sale right for your land?

  • 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.

How the money works

Acceptable permission

The contract defines what counts as an acceptable consent.

Deposit

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

Price adjustments

Some contracts adjust the price for the number of homes approved.

Your use meanwhile

You normally keep using the land until completion.

Land near Haywards Heath that a subject-to-planning sale suits

Land without planning permission in Haywards Heath

We exchange contracts now and complete once permission is granted.

Garden land and backland in Haywards Heath

The usual route for garden land: we complete when permission is granted.

Infill plots and gap sites in Haywards Heath

The usual route for unconsented gap sites.

Landlocked land and access problems in Haywards Heath

We complete once access and permission are secured.

What happens next

  1. Tell us about your land

    Send the postcode or address and a rough size.

  2. We check it properly

    Title, planning history, access, flood maps and local policy.

  3. We put an offer in writing

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

  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.

Common problems, and how we handle them

You want to know what 'acceptable' permission means

The contract defines it, such as a minimum number of homes. Your solicitor should check it carefully.

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

  • A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
  • Your title number, if you know it
  • Any planning applications or letters
  • How soon you'd ideally like to sell

What people ask us about a subject-to-planning sale

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.

Can I still use the land before completion?

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

Do I get a deposit?

A deposit is usually paid on exchange, with terms set out in the contract.

Do you buy land in Haywards Heath?

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

Also near Haywards Heath

Other land types and routes

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