Strategic Land

Montagu Evans advises both public and private sector landowners on complex strategic land projects, including urban extensions and entirely new towns and villages, ranging from 250 to 10,000 homes.  

We understand the significant delivery challenges inherent in these large-scale schemes, often arising from substantial infrastructure requirements, intricate land ownership issues, unrealistic value expectations, and complex planning conditions. Our expertise lies in navigating these hurdles to unlock the potential of land for significant residential growth. 

Regardless of your access point to residential markets, our Residential:Connected experts look beyond the obvious to unlock opportunities, providing bespoke advice to help you achieve your objectives. 

Our Expertise 

Our strength lies in our ability to align diverse interests and broker equitable solutions, facilitating agreement between landowners, promoters, and infrastructure providers.

We excel at establishing fair cost-sharing arrangements and strategically considering the phasing and triggers for essential infrastructure (including Section 106 agreements) to enable the earlier delivery of some housing sites.

Working in close partnership with our planning colleagues, our dedicated New Settlements team offers comprehensive problem-solving advice, from initial site promotion through to successful scheme delivery, encompassing garden villages and new towns.

Our track record demonstrates our success in unlocking large-scale strategic development sites across the country.

Our Strategic Land Services 

Montagu Evans offers a comprehensive suite of Strategic Land services to guide clients through the complexities of large-scale development:

• Strategic Site Promotion and Masterplanning: Identifying and promoting opportunities and developing comprehensive masterplans for new settlements and urban extensions.
• Landowner and Infrastructure Collaboration: Aligning interests and brokering agreements between landowners and infrastructure providers, including cost sharing and phasing strategies.
• Planning, Viability, and Delivery: Navigating complex planning processes and providing viability assessments and development management expertise to optimise value and ensure delivery.

Contact us to discuss how our expertise can help you unlock the potential of your large-scale development sites, or click to contact your chosen expert below👇