Land east of Wymers Wood Road, Burnham, Buckinghamshire.
We identified and sourced the land, then secured an option agreement for our client, subject to planning. The client controlled the site without committing to purchase until the planning position was clear.
The scheme was a detached two storey and single storey five bedroom self build house, with vehicular access, parking, integral garage and landscaping. The site sits in the Green Belt, where planning policy presumes against new development, which makes permission far harder to win than on ordinary land. Buckinghamshire Council refused the application on 12 February 2026.
The appeal was allowed. The planning position that the council had refused was overturned.
Planning risk is where most land deals fail. We structure options so that the risk sits with the process, not with our clients' capital.
Planning details are public record on Buckinghamshire Council's planning portal under reference PL/25/4615/FA.