We generate all the necessary paperwork to enable a purchaser to hold the freehold land plot in any name they choose

Plotmasters is the marketing arm of Land Masters Limited set up in 2002 to help individuals acquire land for a variety of purposes, which from experience we know to include: building a house, keeping a horse, growing plants, keeping sheep etc., bee-keeping, storage for stonemasons, site for boat-building, container location plot and helicopter pad

Our associate company, Money Masters Limited was established in 1979

Buying Land

Buying land is a very simple process that does not require the use of solicitors and we find that the vast majority of people do not bother as it is a waste of money and after all, you do not use a solicitor to buy a motor car.
On receipt of your 10% deposit cheque, made payable to Land Masters Ltd we will send you photocopies of the title deeds so that you may ascertain that we are the registered sellers of the land and will only return this deposit if, for any reason, we cannot pass a good legal title to you.

Once you are satisfied with the legality of the title, you can then send the remainder and once your cheque has cleared, we will start the transfer process. We do all the paperwork for you and send it finally to the Land Registry who complete the transfer and return to us the new Deed in your name. There is a £50 fee to the Land Registry to effect the transfer.

An alternative to a cheque is to remit the funds directly to the Land Masters Ltd bank account with the Bank of Scotland, London Chief Office, 38 Threadneedle Street, London EC2P 2EH - Account Name - Land Masters Ltd. The account number and sort code will be given on request.

That's all there is to it!

Planning

To turn plots of land for sale into building plot you need to gain planning permission.

There are three stages of planning permission for plots of land for sale:

No planning permission
Outline planning permission
To obtain this you need to submit a location plan showing the plots of land for sale boundaries, an outline of the house and the access to the plots of land for sale. This consent is subject to agreement to matters such as the style of house and the building materials (also noted as OPP in many adverts).
Once gained, outline planning permission has a shelf life of three years.

Detailed Planning Permission
To obtain this you need to submit a location plan, a site plan, floor plans and elevations. (also noted as DPP in many adverts)
Once gained, detailed planning permission has a shelf life of five years.

The particular type of planning permission granted on plots of land for sale is what influences the value of the plots of land for sale, so you can see why it is advantageous to have a working knowledge of the permissions available.

The planning acts are concerned with whether or not a dwelling can be built on the building plot at all in a particular locality, with its appearance and the way in which it will relate to its surroundings. This control is exercised by the Local Authority, to which an application has to be submitted to erect any new dwelling on a building plot.

Members of the public are entitled to appeal to the Minister for the Environment against any decision of the local authority in a planning matter. In theory all planning applications are considered by a committee of councilors who are advised by the councils professional planning officers, but in practice they often just rubber stamp the recommendations of the planners for run of the mill applications.

The planners make their recommendations in accordance with set criteria after going through set procedures. The way to obtain a planning consent quickly and easily is to ensure that it meets all of the established criteria for an approval. This fact is often forgotten. A planning officer does have the discretion to make recommendations that are at variance with the planning policy, but this is unusual. The golden rule is to avoid applications that are contentious, and to present anything unusual in a non-contentious way.
Detailed Planning

Detailed or full planning permission is the stage at which construction on the building plot can start (subject of course to building regulation approval).

By now the reserved matters would have been agreed with the local planning authority. These are items for which proposals have been submitted and agreed with the local planning authority prior to the end of the outline planning permission consent period, such as the entry position onto the building plot site from the highway, visibility splays etc.

Almost all detailed consents are granted subject to a condition that requires the commencement of the building works within a five year period from the date that the detailed consent becomes effective.

Detailed or full planning permission basically means that all aesthetic aspects of the building are agreed with the local authority, such as type of roofing tiles/slates, window styles, brick type/colour etc.

If you purchase a building plot with detailed planning permission already granted, you should request that the drawings for the scheme are included within the purchase price of the building plot, and get written confirmation that you will be allowed to utilise them at no extra charge from the architect that designed the dwelling

Planning Appeals

Before submitting an appeal for plots of land for sale, speak to the Local Planning Authroity to try and resolve any problems or disagreements. Agreement may be possible by amending the proposals on the plots of land for sale.


An Appeal is intended to be, and should remain, a last resort.

Appeals to the Secretary of State for the Environment
(or in Wales the Secretary of State for Wales) are possible in the following circumstances:

a) If an application has been made to the LPA for planning permission on the plots of land for sale, and the LPA has:

- refused permission outright;
- given permission but with conditions considered unreasonable;
- refused approval of the details of a scheme for which they have already granted outline planning permission on other plots of land for sale;
- approved details of such a scheme but with conditions considered unreasonable;

b) If the LPA have failed to issue a decision on an application for permission or

approval within the time limit laid down, or any longer period agreed in writing.

In normal circumstances the period allowed is eight weeks.

An appeal must reach the Secretary of State, on the appropriate form,
within six months of the date of the notice of the LPA's decision.

Making an appeal - To be valid, an appeal must be made on the official form.

Up to date forms may be obtained from:

The Planning Inspectorate
Dept of the Environment
Tollgate House
Houlton Street
Bristol BS2 9DL