Buying land is a journey most people have never made. plot.market draws the route for every plot: 29 steps, the checks and specialists along the way, an indicative budget, and the documents to get before you offer.
114 plots for sale24 independent agents29 steps61 checks
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Zone 1 of 5 · Departing Search land
Is this plot right for you?
Before you spend money on surveys or solicitors.
NextCan I build here?
Tap a station to see what happens there.
A diagram, not to scale: stations are the 29 steps on every plot.market plot page, written for England and Wales. Scotland works differently, and Scottish plots say so on their page.
Buyer line
Start of the route · Zone 1: Is this plot right for you?
Search land
Here
114 plots for sale (plus 33 under offer) from 24 independent estate and land agents, snapshot 5 Oct 2026. Every listing links to the agent’s original page and shows the date we last checked it.
What plot.market does here
Search is free: every plot, its plot report and map checks, the budget planner and 1 saved collection.
Permission in principle: Technical Details Consent needed
What plot.market does here
Every plot page answers “Can I build here?”, quoting the agent and the council’s decision notice where we have it. “Agent reports…” is never presented as fact. The AI reads the decision notice and pulls out what was permitted, the conditions and the expiry, quoting the source.
Watch for Outline permission and “reserved matters” are not full permission on their own. Permission can also lapse if work hasn’t started in time.
Step 2 of 29 · Zone 1: Is this plot right for you?
Check official maps for flood risk and protected land
What happens here
Flood zones, conservation areas, protected trees and wildlife sites can limit what you build or add cost.
What to do
See the warnings on the plot page, then ask about anything found.
Who you’d call
plot.market checks government maps at the map pin.
Checks at this stop
Site-specific flood risk assessment
Green Belt appraisal
Landscape and visual appraisal
Mining search (coalfield, tin, lead, brine)
What plot.market does here
“Any warnings on official maps?” covers flood, protected land and mining at the map pin, marked Clear, Needs checking or Problem, with where each answer came from.
Watch for A map pin is a point, not the whole plot. Something just over the line may still affect you.
Step 3 of 29 · Zone 1: Is this plot right for you?
Work out your all-in budget
What happens here
The plot price is only the start. Stamp duty, legal fees, surveys, connections, the build and a contingency all add up.
What to do
List every cost, get quotes for the big ones, and keep money aside for surprises.
Who you’d call
You, with quotes from builders and specialists.
Checks at this stop
Community Infrastructure Levy (claim self-build exemption before starting)
Biodiversity Net Gain (10%)
New utility connections (power, water, sewer, gigabit)
What plot.market does here
An indicative budget for the whole build on every plot. Tawstock, 0.22 acres, on 8 Oct 2026: £172,061–£185,655, plus 13 items still to be quoted, such as biodiversity net gain, protected habitats mitigation and Section 106 obligations.
Watch for Connecting water, power and drainage to a bare plot can cost thousands. Get quotes early.
It shows exactly which land is for sale. Without it you can’t be sure where the plot starts and ends.
What to do
Ask the agent for the sale plan and compare it with the map and the title plan.
Who you’d call
The selling agent or the seller’s solicitor.
Land & measured surveys: Land surveyor, Utility (PAS 128) surveyor
Checks at this stop
Topographical (and utilities) survey
What plot.market does here
“Ready to offer?” lists the documents to get first: decision notice, sale plan, title plan, services information. With Plus, “Send for me” requests them from the agent.
The map shows HM Land Registry INSPIRE parcel outlines for context. They are not the sale boundary or a title, which is why the title plan is on the “Ready to offer?” list.
Watch for Some land isn’t registered yet. Then the seller’s solicitor must show the old deeds.
Check whether the council charges the infrastructure levy (CIL)
What happens here
Some councils charge a levy on new homes. Self-builders can usually be exempt, but only if they apply before starting work.
What to do
Check the council’s CIL page. If it applies, plan the exemption forms now.
Who you’d call
The council’s CIL team.
Checks at this stop
Community Infrastructure Levy (claim self-build exemption before starting)
What plot.market does here
Where it may apply, the indicative budget lists CIL among the items still to be quoted (Lower Henlade’s plot page does, 8 Oct 2026), so it can’t hide behind the plot price.
Watch for Start work before the exemption is agreed and you can lose it and owe the full levy.
Nothing is binding until contracts are exchanged. Saying “subject to contract” keeps it that way.
What to do
Email the agent your offer. Say what it is subject to, such as satisfactory searches or survey.
Who you’d call
You, to the selling agent.
What plot.market does here
You make the offer to the selling agent yourself. plot.market isn’t an estate agent and never handles offers or enquiries: “Ready to offer?” tells you which documents to get first.
Find a plot on the map: 114 for sale from 24 independent agents. Every listing links to the agent’s own page and shows when we last checked it.
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Read its route
Every plot page answers four questions, works out an indicative budget and puts the 3 most urgent steps first.
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Call the agent
You contact the selling agent directly. plot.market isn’t an estate agent and doesn’t relay enquiries.
On every plot page
Each answer is marked ClearNeeds checkingProblem and labelled with where it came from. Shown here: the Tawstock plot page as it read on 8 Oct 2026.
Question 1
Can I build here?
Planning status, quoting the agent and the council’s decision notice where we have it. “Agent reports…” is never presented as fact.
Tawstock Problem
Stags says: “A renewed planning application is awaited.” There is no confirmed permission to build yet.
CouncilAgent
Question 2
Any warnings on official maps?
Flood, protected land and mining, checked at the map pin.
Tawstock Needs checking
Found at the map pin: sssi consultation zone and radon.
Specialists
Question 3
Ground and services
Water, power, radon and ground records at the pin.
Tawstock Needs checking
Water: South West Water, power: NGED, radon level 4 of 6. Radon protection is needed for a new home here.
SpecialistsAgent
Question 4
Ready to offer?
The documents to get first: decision notice, sale plan, title plan, services information.
Tawstock Needs checking
4 documents to get before you offer: the decision notice, the sale plan, the title plan and the services information.
AgentBuyer
Indicative budget · whole build
£172,061–£185,655
Tawstock, 0.22 acres · plot page, 8 Oct 2026
plus 13 items still to be quoted, such as Biodiversity net gain (BNG), Protected habitats mitigation, Section 106 obligations.
Start here
The 3 most urgent steps · Tawstock, 8 Oct 2026
1Get the documents from the agent
2Have a solicitor check the title and access
3Ask how the wildlife site consultation affects a planning application
Each step lists local specialists, with contact details from their own websites.
Planning documents, read for you
The AI reads a plot’s planning decision notice and pulls out what was permitted, the conditions and the expiry, quoting the source.
AI explains, reads and drafts. Code and official data decide the facts. Everything still works without AI.
61 site checks, 25 specialist categories
The Specialists line in full. Each plot gets the checks that apply to it, from percolation tests for off-mains drainage to the crane position for a modular home.
Land & measured surveys
Utility connections
Building control
SAP & energy compliance
Structural warranty
Planning consultants
Architects & designers
Ecology surveys
Tree surveys
Ground investigation & contamination
Highways & access
Structural & foundation engineers
Property solicitors
Off-mains drainage
Heritage & archaeology
Biodiversity & nutrient credits
Foundation contractors
Party wall surveyors
Modular delivery & cranes
Mining & ground stability
Flood risk & drainage
Landscape architects
Demolition & asbestos
Radon & gas protection
Invasive species
All 61 checks
Contamination desk study (Phase 1)
Geotechnical site investigation (boreholes and lab tests)
Foundation depth near trees on shrinkable clay (NHBC 4.2)
Engineered foundation or slope design
Specialist foundation contractor (piles, raft, deep trench fill)
Slope stability assessment
Ground gas monitoring and protection
Coal Mining Risk Assessment
Mining search (coalfield, tin, lead, brine)
Basic radon protection
Full radon protection
Groundwater SPZ1: piling and drainage restrictions
Site-specific flood risk assessment
Watercourse permit or consent
Percolation test for off-mains drainage
Package treatment plant
New utility connections (power, water, sewer, gigabit)
Electricity network capacity / long run
Overhead power line clearance
Topographical (and utilities) survey
Tree survey (BS 5837)
Ancient woodland buffer
Preliminary Ecological Appraisal
Bat survey for buildings to be demolished or converted
Great crested newts
Biodiversity Net Gain (10%)
Off-site biodiversity units
Nutrient neutrality mitigation
Habitats site recreation mitigation (SAMM/SANG)
Heritage statement
Archaeology desk-based assessment
Green Belt appraisal
Landscape and visual appraisal
Community Infrastructure Levy (claim self-build exemption before starting)
New vehicle access (dropped kerb)
Visibility splays and highways statement
Access over third-party land
Restrictive covenants and easements on title
Public right of way across or beside the plot
Common land or town/village green
Party wall notices
Building Regulations approval
SAP / Part L energy compliance
Structural warranty (10-year)
Demolition and asbestos survey
Japanese knotweed
Unexploded ordnance risk
Modular system accreditation (BOPAS / warranty-approved)
Modular foundation system (screw piles, pads, raft)
No live planning permission
Outline permission: check reserved matters
Permission expires within 12 months
Permission has lapsed
Permission in principle: Technical Details Consent needed
Pre-commencement conditions to discharge
Contamination condition on the permission
Claimed lawful start: prove it
Permission may need amending for a modular build
Occupancy restriction on the permission
On the map: listing pins, HM Land Registry INSPIRE parcel outlines (context only, never the sale boundary), council planning-site boundaries where available, and aerial imagery.
Real plots, real routes
Every plot comes with its own route.
Same 29 steps, different answers. Live listings from independent agents, with what each plot page said on8 Oct 2026: the four questions, the planning line and the indicative budget. Each card opens the plot’s page.
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