Where land is not purchased outright, options are secured over a set time period on the basis of planning appraisals as to the likely timeframe required to achieve planning permission. Target sites include sites with potential for commercial or residential use but also in terms of location. Some projects lie to the edge of existing settlements, where it is considered potential lies for greenfield release and others classed as brownfield fall within built up areas where change of use is considered appropriate through local Council consultation. Manorlane have a proven track record in gaining planning permission not only in the short term but also in conjunction with local plan reviews working closely with local communities and statutory authorities. Manorlane is committed to further strategic expansion throughout the UK, aided by a wide range of retained agents and consultants whom work alongside in-house technical and planning expertise.

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Strategic land is a land not currently designated for residential development but which has a medium-to-long term potential to be designated (re-zoned) for such a development. Usually, it is a located in an area of high housing need, adjacent to existing housing and close to local amenities and infrastructure (transport links, water, electricity, etc). Alternatively it could be an existing brownfield site (commercial) which may have the potential for a change of use over the medium to long term.

Rapid population growth, increasing inward migration, rising number of households, and continued economic expansion fuel demand for housing in the UK which has outstripped the supply of new houses across the country.

Due to growing housing shortage and looming affordability crisis, authorities need to designate more and more land for residential development.. The UK government has published several papers and reports over recent years suggesting substantially more houses need to be built over the next decade - Gordon Brown recently suggesting three million new homes are needed by 2020. Under pressure to deliver more housing, the Government is currently looking at how it can overhaul its planning system so that it is more flexible and enables development plan documents, such as housing and site allocations, to be reviewed and updated at more regular intervals, thus releasing land for housing.

As these plans are usually reviewed every 3-5 years, strategic land should be viewed as medium-to-long term investments.As land re-designation (re-zoning) and planning permission are not guaranteed.

The purpose of the strategic land arm of Manorlane is to identify, manage and promote these existing unconsented land holdings for development through the statutory planning process.

Where land is not purchased outright at inception, options are secured over a set time period on the basis of planning appraisals as to the likely timeframe required to achieve re-zoning and a subsequent planning permission.

Manorlane works across the full spectrum of strategic land with experience in greenfield land release and the conversion of existing brownfield sites to residential use and have a proven track record in gaining planning permission for residential development. The company is committed to further strategic expansion throughout the UK, aided by a wide range of retained consultants whom work alongside in-house technical and planning expertise.

If you have land that you consider may fall into the above category please contact us and provide details by clicking the link below.