Find land across England and Wales

Small sites for housebuilders, garden plots, self-build, brownfield sites, grey belt and land near stations.

• Small sites under 0.5 ha300 m² to 0.5 ha, mostly open, in a built-up area, outside national parks Search
• Large garden plotsOne house on 0.15 to 0.5 ha in a town or village, a quarter or less under buildings, room for a drive, outside national parks; a conservation area is flagged as a risk Search
• Self-build plots210 m² to 0.2 ha, open, on a road, in or next to a town or village, outside national parks Search
• Open land outside the green belt0.4 to 2 ha, open, clear of excluded constraints, outside national parks Search
• Medium sites, 0.5 to 5 ha0.5 to 5 ha, open, within 100 m of a built-up area, outside national parks Search
• Brownfield land beyond the register0.1 to 2 ha in a built-up area, 15 to 70% under buildings, few addresses, clear of excluded constraints, outside national parks Search
• On the brownfield registerA council brownfield register site on it Search
• Near a stationAbout 800 m walk from a station (615 m straight line), 0.2 to 10 ha, open, outside national parks Search
• Green belt edge sites for grey belt assessmentIn the green belt, within 100 m of a town or village, 0.4 ha or more, open, outside national parks Search
• Councils short of housing landOpen land of 0.4 ha or more outside national parks, where delivery is under 75%, or the local plan is over five years old and fewer homes are added a year than the council needs Search
• Green belt edge sites for grey belt assessment, in a council short of housing landGreen belt next to a town or village, outside national parks, in a council where delivery is under 75%, or the plan is over five years old and fewer homes are added a year than needed Search

Large open sites at the edge of towns, councils behind on homes and green belt refusals to look at again.

• Strategic land over 10 haOver 10 ha, open, 10 addresses or fewer, within 250 m of a built-up area, outside national parks, green space and common land Search
• Edge of a town or village, no planning history0.5 ha or more just outside a built-up area, open, no planning application on record, outside national parks Search
• Edge of a town in a council behind on homes0.5 ha or more just outside a built-up area, open, outside national parks, where the council built under 95% of its target Search
• Green belt refusals to look at againRefused before for more than works to a house, in green belt, within 100 m of a town or village, outside national parks Search
• Open land where big schemes are approved1 ha or more, open, outside national parks, two or more major schemes approved within 1 km in 5 years Search
• Allocated in the local planSites a local plan, adopted or emerging, allocates for development Coming soon

Offices and shops to homes, barns, extra storeys, rebuilds and houses to HMOs.

• Offices and shops to homes (Class MA)An office or shop building on the energy certificate register, one to three buildings of 250 m² or more covering at least a third of the plot, in a town in England, no Article 4 on offices to homes, not listed, outside national landscapes and parks Search
• Barns to homes (Class Q)One to six buildings of 100 to 1,000 m² in open country in England, three addresses or fewer and at most two a hectare, no home sold on it, outside conservation areas, national landscapes and parks Search
• Build upwards (extra storeys)A building 9 to 23 m tall in a town in England, not listed, outside conservation areas Search
• Knock down and rebuild as homes (Class ZA)One office or industrial building of 150 to 1,000 m² on the energy certificate register, up to 18 m tall where measured, in a town in England, not listed, outside protected areas Search
• House to HMOOne house of 60 to 150 m² footprint on a plot of up to 600 m², in a town in England near a station, in a council where 17% or more of households rent privately, no Article 4 on small HMOs Search

Warehouse, trade counter, drive-thru, food store, hotel and data centre land near main roads.

• Big warehouse land near a motorway2.3 ha or more, compact, at least 100 m across, flat, within 2 km of a motorway, out of flood zone 3, the green belt and national parks, no housing estate or village on it Search
• Last-mile warehouse land1.2 to 10 ha, compact, at least 60 m across, within 500 m of an A road and at the edge of or inside a town, flat, outside national parks, no housing estate or village on it Search
• Small business units0.4 to 2 ha, compact, at least 40 m across, near an A road and a town, flat, outside the green belt, no housing estate or village on it Search
• Self-storage0.2 to 2 ha, compact, at least 40 m across, on an A road in a town, not a house Search
• Trade counter plots0.2 to 1 ha, compact, at least 40 m across, within 100 m of an A road, at a town, not a house Search
• Data centre land10 ha or more, compact, at least 150 m across, slope under 5°, out of flood zones 2 and 3 now and with climate change and out of coal mining risk, within 2 km of a motorway, outside national parks, no housing estate or village on it Search
• Drive-thru plots0.12 to 0.5 ha, compact, at least 30 m across, on an A road with 15,000 or more vehicles a day, away from schools, no housing estate or village on it Search
• Discount food store sites0.6 to 3 ha, compact, at least 60 m across, within 100 m of an A road and 500 m of a town, flat, not a house Search
• Budget hotel sites0.2 to 1 ha, compact, at least 40 m across, within 100 m of an A road at a town, out of flood zone 3, not a house Search

Build to rent, care home sites, retirement living and day nurseries.

• Build to rent sites0.4 to 3 ha near a station in a town, at least four bus stops within 400 m, in a council where 17% or more of households rent privately, clear of excluded constraints Search
• Care home sites0.36 to 1.2 ha on a road, bus stop within 400 m, flat, out of flood zone 3, three addresses or fewer Search
• Retirement living sites0.2 to 1 ha in a town, flat, a short walk to a supermarket and a bus stop, three addresses or fewer Search
• Day nursery buildingsAn office, shop or community building of 200 to 650 m² on the energy certificate register, on a plot of up to 0.4 ha in a town in England, within 800 m of a primary school Search
• Student housing sitesWithin walking distance of a university campus Coming soon

Land for solar farms, wind, battery storage sites and EV charging, near a substation with room on the grid.

• Solar farm8 ha or more, within 3 km of a primary substation, slope under 5°, not best farmland, outside protected landscapes, not water, an airfield or an existing solar or wind farm; biggest and nearest a substation first Search
• Small solar farm (1 to 5 MW)1.6 to 11 ha of open land outside towns, within 2 km of a primary substation, slope under 5°, not best farmland, on a road, out of flood zone 3 and protected landscapes, not water, green space, an airfield or an existing solar or wind farm; biggest and nearest a substation first Search
• Wind farm land16 ha or more, room for a turbine 220 m clear of the parcel edges, open, three addresses or fewer, 500 m or more from a town or village, outside protected landscapes, not green space, an airfield or an existing wind or solar farm Search
• Battery storage0.8 to 5 ha, within 1.5 km of a primary substation with some spare demand capacity (a battery charges from the grid), out of flood zone 3, not best farmland, green space or a housing estate (three addresses or fewer) Search
• EV charging hubs500 m² to 0.5 ha on a road, within 2 km of a busy A road (20,000 or more vehicles a day), 0.5 MVA or more spare demand at the nearest substation Search

Mast and rooftop sites, and open land next to substations and national infrastructure.

• Rooftop mast sitesA building 15 m or taller in a town, not listed, outside conservation areas Search
• Ground mast sites100 to 2,000 m² on a road, open, outside protected landscapes, conservation areas and SSSIs; highest ground first Search
• Land near national infrastructure projects1 ha or more, open, within 1 km of a national infrastructure project Search
• Land next to a substation, for generation0.5 ha or more of open land within 1 km of a primary substation, three addresses or fewer, the most spare generation capacity first (much of the grid has none) Search
• Land next to a substation, for demand0.5 ha or more of open land within 1 km of a primary substation, three addresses or fewer, the most spare demand capacity first (much of the grid has none) Search
• Land next to a substation, for storage0.5 ha or more of open land within 1 km of a primary substation, three addresses or fewer, the most spare capacity both ways first (much of the grid has none) Search

Habitat bank, new woodland, nutrient credit land and large farmland blocks.

• Habitat bank land10 ha or more of farmland in England that is not the best grade, open, away from designated wildlife sites and common land, little priority habitat now Search
• Habitat bank land in a habitat network5 ha or more in England, not the best farmland, open, partly inside a mapped habitat network, little priority habitat now Search
• New woodland land1 ha or more in England, 20 m wide, no ancient woodland, priority habitat, best farmland or common land, 250 m from an SSSI; a national park or landscape is flagged as a risk Search
• Nutrient credit land5 ha or more of open farmland in England, outside towns, most of it in a nutrient neutrality catchment, not mostly rough grazing Search
• Farmland blocks20 ha or more on a road, mostly flat, little flood zone 3, outside towns Search

Off-market land by its owner: owners in difficulty, company land banks, public and overseas owners, land held for 20 years.

• Owner in difficultyOwning company in administration, liquidation or receivership, under a voluntary arrangement, or proposed for striking off Search
• Owners with many loans securedOwning company with 10 or more charges registered and not marked satisfied, holding 100 titles or fewer, its group too; not a public body Search
• Company land banksCompany owners holding 20 ha or more across two or more parcels; not a public body Search
• Held for 20 years or moreLast sold as a home between 1995 and 20 years ago, 0.1 ha or more Search
• Owned by a council or public bodyCouncils, government bodies, health, police and fire; no park, playing field or common Search
• Owned by an overseas companyOwner incorporated outside the UK Search
• Commercial leases ending soonA lease on the property ends within three years Coming soon

Lapsed, ending and live permissions, refusals, appeals and applications awaiting a decision.

• Lapsed permissionTime limit passed, with no start or later approval on record Search
• Permission ending within a yearApproved; its time limit to start, or for an outline to apply for the details, falls in the next 12 months; a plot of 250 m² or more Search
• Live permissionApproved for development and still inside its time limit; a plot of 250 m² or more Search
• Refused in the last 5 yearsAt least one refusal in the last 5 years, on a site with more than extensions and tree works on record Search
• Small schemes refused (2 to 9 homes)A scheme of 2 to 9 homes refused, and a refusal in the last 5 years Search
• Dismissed on appealAt least one appeal dismissed, on a site with more than extensions and tree works on record Search
• Awaiting a decisionAn application on the site awaiting a decision Search
• Approved for 10 or more homesApproved at any time on record, on a parcel large enough to hold the homes Search