Have you ever wondered if your garden, field, or run-down building might be worth more than you think?
At Landhaven, we help landowners in and around Bristol, North Somerset, and South Gloucestershire unlock value others often overlook. Whether you’re looking to sell, partner, or explore options, we ensure it’s a rewarding and transparent process. If you’re sitting on a large plot or a quirky corner, here are seven signs your land might be a good fit for development.
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1. Alignment with Planning Policy
It is important that your land falls within a local ‘Settlement Boundary’ or is ‘allocated for development’ in your Local or Neighbourhood Plan. We can check this for you. If it isn’t, we can still help explore its potential through Permitted Development or a long-term planning strategy.
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2. Nearby Planning Successes
Recent planning permissions on neighbouring plots indicate strong potential for yours – a clear signal worth exploring. -
3. Good Access
Does your land have direct access to the public highway? Can good visibility of traffic and pedestrians be created? These are crucial factors in your local Highways department supporting development. -
4. Good Infrastructure
Do you have access to utilities like water, power, telecoms and sewage nearby? These practical factors significantly increase its development potential. They are not always the easiest to check but we have access to the infrastructure maps of all local authorities. Infrastructure also includes public facilities like schools, doctors’ surgeries, shops, public transport, and recreational spaces -
5. Strong Location Value
The Bristol region’s high demand for homes —- both to buy and rent —- creates strong development viability and potential value uplift. If you’re fortunate to be in a high-value area, then the chances of a development being worthwhile are significantly improved. -
6. Build-Friendly Topography
Flat or gently sloping land that isn’t flood-prone is more cost-effective to develop. A clear, build-ready site also gives planners and architects greater confidence.
Are you a landowner seeking to maximise the value of your property?
If you own land or property and want to sell some or all of it, we help maximise the value for you.
We always want to find mutually beneficial arrangements and are very flexible about how we work with you.
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7. BNG (Biodiversity Net Gain) – Low Ecology Impact
A site with low ecology value / diversity (such as concrete hardstanding, old buildings or even just lawn) will be much easier to develop than an area with rich, established or varied ecology and nature habitats.
