Planning Made Easy
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Free Check & No Obligations
100% Success Rate Since Founded In 2021
100% Done For You – No Costs and No Risk
Planning Permission Made Easy By Working With Lightside
A Truly Pain Free End-To-End Planning Permission Service
We specialise in getting planning permission in the Greenbelt & Greybelt
We have a 100% success rate since founded in 2021
We provide a fully managed, end-to-end planning service
100% Done For You And No Risk
- We do all the work
- We pay all the costs
- We take all the risk
- We secure planning permission
- We help you secure the highest price
- We take a commission or we buy the land
If planning permission is not secured, you pay nothing
Why You Should Act Now
Government pressure to deliver 1.5 million new homes has temporarily relaxed planning constraints in the greenbelt but you should act quickly.
- A huge expansion of planning applications is expected – be at the front of the queue
- Councils can lawfully stop approving applications once land supply targets are met
- Land prices will drop when lots of land has planning permission
- A change in government or policy will bring back the greenbelt restrictions
Time Is A Critical Factor Don’t Miss Your Chance
Why Choose Lightside
- We take on all the costs, all the work and all the risk. You pay nothing if we fail.
- We have a very high success rate because we only get paid if we succeed
- We succeed and help sell your land quickly so we get paid quickly.
- We maximise your land value to maximise our reward
- We persist with alternative strategies until we succeed
- We cover the entire country
We Deliver Success With No Risk To You
Why You Should Be Cautious of Planners & Developers
- You must pay local planner fees even if they fail – they’re less motivated to succeed
- Developers may get planning permission but not buy the land off you for years
- Developers may use the option agreement to prevent or delaying getting permission on your land to make it easier to get permission on other plots that they prefer
- Developers will try to minimise the value of your land to maximise their profits
- Local Planners and Developers may not specialise in rural and greenbelt planning
We Remove All These Risks
Our Service Plans
Two Flexible Options — Same Risk-Free Model
1.
Standard Option Plan
- We agree a fixed price for your land based on the expected value with planning permission
- We take on all the work
- We take on all the costs
- We take all the risk
- Once we secure planning permission, we purchase the land at the agreed price
Best When
The likely number of homes and end value is clear.
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2.
Red Book Option Plan
- We take on all the work
- We take on all the costs
- We take all the risk
- Once we secure planning permission for the optimal number of houses, we use an independent third-party to value the land at the current market rate. We refer to this as the Red Book value.
- We purchase at market value with a pre-agreed discount
Best When
The it is not clear how many houses we can secure planning permission for or when the final market value cannot be accurately assessed in advance.
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What We Handle
We take full responsibility for every stage of the process, including:
- Planning policy investigations
- Planning strategy & application design
- Surveys, reports & specialist assessments
- Architect drawings & site plans
- Pre-application submissions (where required)
- Full planning applications & fees
- Appeals (if required)
- Legal costs related to securing planning permission and purchase
You deal with one expert team from start to finish.
Specialists At Smashing Down Planning Barriers
Almost every rural application has constraints — We excel at removing these barriers
We regularly overcome:
- Greenbelt restrictions
- Conservation areas
- Listed buildings & heritage constraints
- Biodiversity issues
- Sustainability issues
- Protected Species (e.g. bats, newts)
- Agricultural Land restrictions
- Flood Risk & Drainage issues
- Rights of way & highways constraints
- Planning policy barriers
Building winning strategies around these obstacles is our core expertise.
