Do you have land in need of developing?
Satchells could help you get planning.

How often have you driven past a derelict building and wondered if it will ever be used again or be demolished, and the land given a new purpose?

One such site, which has sat empty for several years, is the former Horse and Groom pub on the Baldock Road near Royston. Over the years various plans have been submitted to redevelop the site including building a hotel, which was refused in 2006 and again in 2007. Plans were approved in 2009 to build a new restaurant and this permission was renewed in 2012 but the build never took place. 2012 also saw an application made to demolish the pub and build a 70-bedroom hotel but this was again refused. Two years later an application was made for two properties, one five-bedroom house and one four-bedroom house, but again this was refused. 2018 saw plans approved to build three drive through takeaway restaurants but when no development took place within three years the permission lapsed. Yet another application was submitted and approved in 2019 for a petrol station to replace the pub but development once again did not progress. The district council refused plans for a self-storage site in 2021 stating the building would be “overwhelmingly stark and dominating”.

Now seventeen years after the first planning application was submitted and five years on, since the original planning was approved, plans have been revived for three drive through takeaways, this time with the help and advice of Satchells.

Satchells are an established and trusted estate agent working across Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and the surrounding towns and villages and we are often asked to help with planning matters. Our Land and Development team have strong relationships with many local developers and investors who are looking for land or building opportunities for residential and commercial use.

Do you own land or have a vast garden that could have development potential?

Maybe you own a vacant outbuilding or have a redundant factory site that could be redeveloped?

Satchells could help you to unlock your building/land potential, work with you to develop your asset, help you find the right developer and deal with all other aspects including assisting in obtaining planning permission. Familiar with current planning policies and working closely with architects, planning consultants and developers Satchells are experienced in understanding your requirements.

We would be happy to make a provisional assessment of your sites potential before going on to work with your ideas and plans to develop a full site appraisal. We can assist in obtaining planning permission or subject to planning, sell on.

The developers we work in partnership with will usually buy unconditionally, or subject to option agreements under which they carry all the planning costs. Our strategically experienced team have the knowledge and expertise to guide you through the options and assist you in the best marketing strategy which suits you and your site to maximise its potential.

If you think you may have a development opportunity, call Alan Hilditch, Satchells Sales Director on 01462 410394 or email him at salesadmincentre@satchells.co.uk