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Strategic Land

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‘Strategic land’ usually refers to land that has future development potential. It is invariably land that has not been allocated by the local planning authority for future development, but which has the potential for such development.

We act for a range of clients in relation to strategic land matters including housebuilders, landowners and promoters and we have considerable experience in dealing with a wide variety of structures designed to bring forward the future development of strategic land.

Key Contact

Andrew Given

Partner and Head of Housebuilding & Development

We have a wealth of experience in dealing with all forms of strategic land deal structures and our experience of acting for a wide range of clients means we can understand the other party’s key drivers in a given transaction and can provide pragmatic and commercial advice to facilitate the completion of a given deal. Strategic land deals can take a number of forms. We can assist with:

Land assembly

Conditional Sale Agreements and Contracts

Option Agreements

Collaboration and consortium Agreements

Promotion Agreements

Landowner Agreements

Joint Venture Agreements

Recent highlights

Option Agreement

Acting for a housebuilder in relation to an Option Agreement to secure a key site on the outskirts of Bristol for 70 plus homes

Joint venture agreement

Acting for a housebuilder client in relation to a joint venture agreement for the development of a large site in South Gloucestershire

High value, complex work

Acting for a number of landowners in a complex land assembly and series of Promotion and Option Agreements for a high value site in Bath

Your Strategic Land team

Andrew Given

Partner and Head of Housebuilding & Development

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Aimee Glover

Senior Associate

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Jessica Reynolds

Plot Sales and Development Conveyancer

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Dan Shaw

Partner

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Grace Davies

Solicitor Graduate Apprentice

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Sara McKay

Senior Associate

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Popular questions

What does future planning mean?

There are several steps you can take to ensure that your loved ones are protected in case of your death or if you were ill and unable to make your own decisions.

How can Goughs support me with later life planning?

Trying to plan your legal affairs and finances for later life can include

Minimising your Inheritance Tax liability
Sorting out pre-paid funeral plans
Setting up trusts for your family and protecting assets for future generations through a Will.
Appointing Attorneys to manage your financial affairs and to make health and welfare decisions on your behalf by Lasting Powers of Attorney is also an important part of the process.

How can you help my family with future planning?

The strategy will be different for each family, due to their unique circumstances and views on life. Nonetheless, the best advice is to plan early and have the right practical legal advice.

Why use Goughs?

We are specialists in elderly and future planning with a long established reputation in Wiltshire.

Our future planning team includes lawyers belonging to Solicitors for the Elderly who are also Dementia Friends or Dementia Champions

Conditional contracts are usually used by developers as a means of securing an interest in land which has development potential but without being under an obligation to buy the land unless the conditionality (usually a planning condition) is satisfied; Options are similar to conditional contracts except that they do not oblige the developer to purchase the land in the event that a planning permission is granted.

A promotion agreement is usually between a landowner and a developer but sometimes it is between a landowner and a planning promoter. The developer/promoter will usually be obliged to promote the land for development and to obtain planning permission to allow for the relevant development. If planning permission is achieved, the land is sold on the open market and the proceeds split according to the agreement.

Our clients rate us as excellent

D H

Professional, responsive and communicative at all times during the time they provided legal services to our business.

Chambers & Partners

The team is exceptional at grasping complex matters.

Andy Turner

Rebecca is professional, efficient and extremely knowledgeable on all aspects of Construction Law.

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J B, Melksham

Very helpful, efficient friendly staff. My business matter was dealt with very well. I would be happy to recommend Goughs Solicitors.

Legal 500

Goughs provides an equally high level of service regardless of the scale of the job and the fee attached to it. They are a multi-disciplinary practice where the individual specialists communicate well between departments.

Richard Newman

I had previously dealt with Goughs Solicitors in the sale of property for both organisations. I felt the service had been efficient and friendly so decided to instruct Goughs with the sale of my own property. Gemma & Hollie kept matters simple and easy for me to understand, kept me informed throughout in a friendly and efficient manner.

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