L&Q Estates Company Brochure 2023

Creating communities

“Bringing forward and investing in site infrastructure has delivered sites for housing earlier.”

Mr Chris Elliott Chief Executive Warwick District Council

Developers & Promoters of residential, commercial & mixed use developments

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As the last few years have emphasised, the demand for new and afordable housing remains a considerable challenge for the country as a whole Generations of future home owners struggle to gain a foothold on the property ladder, stifing the economic progress that owning a home can bring

Achieving these objectives time and time again is entirely down to the quality of our in-house team Recruiting and retaining the very best industry professionals has resulted in a team with the skills and expertise necessary to negotiate, assemble, promote and deliver land for development

Ultimately it is through selling land, both residential and commercial, that we generate the returns necessary to continue to invest and provide returns to our landowners Our customers include both national and SME house builders and increasingly some of the most prominent players in logistics. For both we ofer sites that are ready to develop, whilst for larger sites, we deliver the necessary infrastructure to de-risk the site for the end-user

Whilst the government remains committed to building over 300,000 homes a year, even the start of that journey - fnding land suitable for development - remains a formidable challenge, relying on the vision and ambitions of landowners and developers alike

Turning that bare land into thriving communities requires an even greater step - where challenge at every level, from securing planning to delivering infrastructure, is the norm

L&Q Estates has over 60 years of expertise in unlocking and delivering strategic development sites Our portfolio, examples of which you can read about in the pages that follow, contains developments ranging from 25 to 6,500 houses, together with a variety of commercial sites

For every opportunity, our approach is tailored to meet the unique requirements of the site, but always grounded in our underlying philosophy; to minimise risk, maximise returns and deliver exceptional quality developments.

All our profts are recycled back into the L&Q Group to aid the delivery of much-needed afordable housing, in London, the South East and Traford In return L&Q Estates is underpinned by a strong fnancial base with a dedicated fnancial facility with which to fund our activities ”

Adrian Clack Managing Director

Our approach

L&Q Group and L&Q Estates

L&Q Estates has been part of the L&Q Group since February 2017 The L&Q Group is a charitable housing association and leading residential developer whose mission is to combine its social purpose and commercial drive to help alleviate the housing crisis in the United Kingdom

The wider L&Q Group enjoys a total asset value exceeding £23 billion, with a dedicated fnancial facility of £300m specifcally for the sole use of L&Q Estates This provides a solid fnancial base for continued investment in the residential and commercial market

L&Q Estates operate as a stand-alone business within the L&Q Group with the ability to make commercial decisions within the team without reference back to the wider group. This simplifed reporting structure allows us the fexibility to operate as a commercial organisation but backed by the fnancial security ofered by the L&Q Group.

L&Q Group’s long-term view, with an emphasis on delivering a lasting legacy with social responsibility, dovetails well with L&Q Estates’ drive, commercial acumen and place making credentials and combine to create new places and communities of which we can be proud.

developments

L&Q Estates is a “Place Maker”, employing a careful and deliberate set of processes that ensure we create desirable communities that work from the outset and stand the test of time

Our approach has been continually honed over the last 60 years to ensure the process of acquisition and development of land serves to maximise value for all concerned.

Every agreement, whether an Option Agreement, Promotion Agreement or Freehold Purchase, is personalised to the landowner

Inviting the landowner to engage in the overall development process, we allow them to be deeply involved, content to keep a watching brief, or somewhere in between - the choice is theirs entirely.

Selecting the most appropriate team of professionals, we ensure that their vision makes the most of the site’s key characteristics

Developing a planning strategy for the landowner’s approval, we then actively engage with the local community, in person, to ensure that allstakeholders are fully informed every step of the way

The use of stringent design codes ensures that there are clear overarching design principles to follow when building the community - producing high-quality developments where people want to live

For the larger projects, these high-level design objectives are also applied to the infrastructure, schools, community and play spaces which we deliver

But ultimately, L&Q Estates is a “Place Maker” By following our unique approach, we ensure that every development, whether a 50 home edge of village site, a 10,000 home new community or a scheme of 1 million square foot warehouses, is centred on the golden thread of community

How it works...

“Place making” is the golden thread which runs through all of our

Land Acquisition

Our search for land with development potential is constant and far reaching For landowners wishing to discuss the possibilities for their land, our down-to-earth Land Team are both approachable and reassuring

They will take the time to consider the technical aspects of the site, the planning potential and, most importantly, understanding your ambitions in order to ensure that any agreement is tailored to your needs.

Our approach is always fexible, with agreements built to refect the desires of our landowning partners We secure land by way of freehold purchase - typically with a future uplift payable once planning consent has been granted - promotion agreement, option agreement, corporate acquisition or joint venture

Our team is well versed in dealing with the complexities of large-scale site assembly, equalisation and tax matters, ensuring you are in safe and experienced hands throughout the process

An initial meeting is informal and entirely at your convenience - you will fnd us straight-talking and always willing to listen

Planning & Engineering

Our experienced in-house planning team, with backgrounds gained from house builders, consultancy and local authorities, is highly commercially focused - ensuring that both development value and design quality are maximised throughout the promotion and development process

Working very closely with our engineering department throughout the planning stages, we ensure that development costs are properly managed by identifying the most cost efective and innovative infrastructure design solutions.

Key to the success of every site is our commitment to working and engaging with the local communities We pride ourselves on the eforts we go to in ensuring we fully understand the needs of the local community, with the L&Q Estates team taking a lead role in engaging with local residents, stakeholders, community groups, parish and town councils, ward members and politicians

Our extensive experience in dealing with sites of all sizes and complexity means there are few issues we have not come across before Whether highways, drainage, fooding or site-remediation problems, we are able to fnd a costefective solution, enabling us to unlock complex sites where others may have failed before

Infrastructure Delivery

Our in-house technical/construction team sets us apart from many of our competitors Involved in our site promotion from conception to the very end of the development, we ensure that our master plans are created with one eye frmly on the provision and delivery of site-wide strategic infrastructure This thorough and detailed approach also ensures that all aspects of the overall infrastructure package are rigorously tested and value engineered to ensure our vision for the overall development is delivered in the most cost-efective way possible

Undertaking the negotiation of section 38, 104 and 278 agreements and designing, pricing, tendering and delivering site-wide infrastructure not only ensures the prompt delivery of our sites to the market but also serves to reduce house-builder contingencies and lead-in times, thereby maximising land values

The reassurance of dealing with straight-talking people who understand your ambitions

“Having worked with L&Q Estates on several projects now, I am impressed with their positive and personable approach to managing project teams that ultimately fnd solutions in delivering high-quality and inspiring new places. That approach enables me to confdently push development schemes through the planning process, such that to date we have always been successful without the need to appeal.”

Gary

“It’s fantastic to work with L&Q Estates who take their role as a master developer seriously. A true master developer is one that isn’t just focused on getting sites through the planning process, but one that has an eye to the future and the people that will one day live in the streets and spaces they create alongside their development partners.

L&Q Estates have a knack of balancing commercial and technical considerations with the opportunity - and needto create well-designed new communities

Regulatory constraints and the trials of securing planning consent can often curtail a client’s appetite for place making, but this is what makes L&Q Estates quite diferent Despite these constraints, L&Q Estates is always looking for ways to work around these constraints and create better places for people to live, work and play in I am given the freedom to help L&Q Estates create places people will want to live in and stay for years As an urban designer, you couldn’t ask for a better client. ”

Lees Executive Director, Pegasus Group

Dr. Stefan Kruczkowski Urban Designer Urban Design Doctor Ltd

Delivering high-quality developments that maximise returns for our landowning partners

Land Sales

Having acquired an interest in the land, secured planning and either partly or fully serviced the site with infrastructure, our development team sell fully serviced “oven-ready” and de-risked parcels to a combination of PLC and SME house builders

Our unique approach to servicing larger sites allows us to create a multitude of diferent sized development tranches This enables us to sell to numerous house builders to suit their size and return on capital requirements

In turn, this not only ensures we maximise land values but also enables us to deliver developments at a far faster pace than many of our competitors This assists local authorities in keeping up with their housing delivery targets and ensuring that we are at the forefront of helping to solve the national housing shortage.

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housebuilders working in partnership with L&Q Estates

to SME housebuilders, L&Q Estates has established a broad network of partners, all focused on quality developments.

Wendover Buckinghamshire

We acquired the freehold interest in our land on Tring Road, north of Wendover, from a family Trust in early 2021 The family, having a relationship with Wendover which stretches back many generations, is keen to deliver a development that ofers a lasting legacy which will beneft the local population.

We were chosen as the family’s preferred developer following a rigorous selection process Our vision for the site matched with that of the owners, who are keen to see the development of a scheme of exceptional quality, which seeks to deliver much-needed afordable housing and elderly accommodation in Wendover

Building on the site's close relationship with the neighbouring canal arm and woodland, we are also seeking to deliver exceptional green spaces that will maximise biodiversity and allow local fora and fauna to fourish

“L&Q Estates clearly understand the importance of delivering a long term legacy for communities and landowners

We have worked together on two major developments where careful and open engagement is helping to build trust and create great places for people and nature to thrive.”

Alan Caldwell Owner and Director Alan Caldwell Associates

Westley Green Six Mile Bottom, Cambridge

Westley Green has the potential to be an exciting new community of circa 8,000 new homes that responds to the needs and requirements of modern living The proposals are the result of a joint venture between L&Q Estates and Hill which, when brought to fruition, will see the delivery of much-needed new homes, community infrastructure and the signifcant employment space required to meet the broader needs of Cambridge and Newmarket - providing a signifcant boost to the local economy

The proposals for the site are still in their infancy but have been worked up in close cooperation with the estate owners, who selected L&Q Estates and Hill as their preferred developers in 2021

At L&Q Estates, we know that homes are not just places to live and ofces are not just places to work Working with Hill, we are investing to build a community where residents will thrive

“Representing a very large landed estate, I have recently concluded a hybrid Promotion/Option agreement with L&Q Estates Whilst a very complex agreement, I found them to be very straightforward to deal with, happy and able to view matters from my client’s perspective and they worked collaboratively with us to fnd solutions to any obstacles that arose along the way

L&Q Estates is a highly professional outft. ”

Brian Buckingham Managing Director, Beckland

Newton Harcourt Leicestershire

Newton Croft, located close to the southern edge of Leicester, is ideally placed to meet the growing needs of Harborough District as well as helping to meet the unmet needs of the City.

Leicester City is a tightly constrained authority and, as such, is working with its neighbouring Authorities to identify suitable and sustainable locations to accommodate the future growth

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Being situated in such close proximity to the city and positioned on the arterial route of the A6, Newton Croft is well placed to create a well-connected stand-alone new community in Leicestershire

The development will be of a scale to deliver all the social infrastructure to ensure that future residents can live in homes that are accessible to key services such as schools, shops, healthcare and employment opportunities whilst being well connected to the fully accessible city of Leicester.

Newton Harcourt

St. Albans Hertfordshire

L&Q Estates is promoting land at London Road, St Albans through the Local Plan

The site is to the south of the City, close to a wide range of amenities, and is ideally located for the delivery of a sustainable garden community of around 300 homes of mixed type and tenure, including retirement living

Our proposals also include new allotments, community orchards, play space, convenience retail and the ability to expand London Road Cemetery The vision for the site integrates new development with multifunctional green space and landscaping to provide a cohesive and sustainable extension at the southern gateway to the City

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Staker Lane Derby

Historically, the land at Staker Lane on the edge of Derby had been promoted by the landowner Through a competitive process, the landowners chose L&Q Estates to provide the technical and professional expertise to take the site forward and to promote the land through the forthcoming Local Plan reviews in both South Derbyshire and Derby City.

Early engagement with the Local Planning Authorities has raised the profle of the site in terms of its availability, suitability and deliverability as a sustainable location to deliver approximately 450 new homes across the two administrative areas

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The site is well-connected to the surrounding urban area of Mickleover, which lies approximately 3km west of Derby city centre, and benefts from easy access to public transport and strategic highway links within close proximity to the site The aerial photograph below highlights the location of the site within the context of the local area.

The land at Staker Lane straddles the boundary of two Local Authorities, South Derbyshire District Council (SDDC) and Derby City Council (DCC), and therefore is well-placed to meet the future needs of both Authorities

Alvechurch Worcestershire

Alvechurch is a site of approximately 68 acres situated south of the Worcestershire village of Alvechurch Whilst Green Belt, the site is located in a highly sustainable location immediately adjacent to Alvechurch railway station, which provides a regular 30 minute service to central Birmingham.

The site is well contained by the main Redditch Road to the east, a brook course and heavily wooded boundary to the south and Alvechurch railway station to the west. The village of Alvechurch immediately abuts the northern boundary

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L&Q Estates secured an Option Agreement over the site late in 2018 and have been actively promoting this opportunity, together with Bloor Homes, who control neighbouring land for inclusion as a sustainable housing allocation in the Bromsgrove District Local Plan

“In my dealings with L&Q Estates, I have always found them to be commercial yet pragmatic and happy to be fexible to get a good deal done for all concerned I would have no hesitation in recommending them to my clients as being suitable development partners with a track record of securing deliverable consents and utilising their wealth of experience within the wider team ”

Matthew Barker MRICS Partner Fisher German LLP

Emerging allocations

Staverton Trowbridge

We signed up the frst 55 acres at Staverton in 2018 and then entered into another promotion agreement on the neighbouring 55 acres in 2022, following the council draft allocating the land

We are currently working closely with Wiltshire council to develop the draft allocation while preparing the appropriate suite of reports and documents to eventually accompany a planning application

Our vision for this land is to create a sustainable addition to the Staverton community that is shaped by nature whilst promoting health, wellbeing and a long-term legacy

. Draft Allocation .

This will be achieved by connecting the community to facilities and nature by sustainable means and by enhancing a sense of community through creating positive social spaces, well-overlooked streets and direct links to community assets

The concept centres on a new green infrastructure that creates a strong sense of identity, connects to the wider popular network of spaces and is highly respectful of its context. It will also strive for the highest levels of urban and landscape design

Bloxwich West Midlands

We entered into a Promotion Agreement at Yieldfelds Farm in 2016. Land at Yieldfelds, on the northern edge of Bloxwich, Walsall, received a draft allocation for residential development in the emerging Black County Plan in 2021 and is an exciting new urban extension with the potential to bring forward the delivery of approximately 1,000 new homes, a new primary school and varied new community and recreational facilities

Bloxwich will be set within generous formal and informal open spaces, providing accessibility for residents to local recreation and outdoor space to promote health, wellbeing and sustainable life choices

The development will be responsive to its location, creating a new transitional edge to Bloxwich and the Green Belt, enhanced with new and existing planting where appropriate as part of landscape bufers along the boundaries of the development

The development will also respond sensitively to the existing Grade II listed Yieldfelds Hall located on the site, reconfguring it for potential future community use

Tufey Stroud

Brought to the market in 2019, L&Q Estates were the successful bidders on this 55 acre site which sits predominantly within Stroud District and partly within Gloucester City’s boundary

Upon agreement of contracts, we quickly began engaging with Stroud District Council and neighbouring land promoters to demonstrate comprehensive development of a strategic mixed-use development of approximately 2,500 dwellings (of which the site could deliver approximately 450 homes).

The site has now been identifed as a draft allocation within the draft Stroud Local Plan

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Having now secured a draft allocation, we are identifying the constraints and opportunities of the site and are undertaking all the necessary surveys and studies in order to submit a comprehensive planning application when required

“Savills is working closely with L&Q Estates on a strategic site in Gloucestershire At all times during the process, L&Q Estates has provided a prompt, courteous, professional and efcient response which continues to be refected in the ongoing site promotion ”

Julian Harbottle BSc (Hons) MRICS Head of Department, Development Savills plc

Tring Hertfordshire

L&Q Estates entered into a Promotion Agreement on this 36 acre site with the owners, a global information and analytics company, in 2017 with the aim of creating a sustainable residential development on the eastern side of Tring

Currently designated as Green Belt, we are developing a plan to release the site from the Green Belt through the local planning process as Dacorum Borough Council seeks to meet it’s Objectively Assessed Housing Need through a proposal to allocate land for development in the Green Belt in this broad location

Our plans involve developing approximately 400 homes, including 35 per cent afordable housing in two distinct parcels and improving infrastructure with new access points to the north and south of the development

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The site is in a sought-after location to the east of Tring and within walking distance of Tring railway station, which benefts from a regular 40-minute service to London Euston

Wilsons Lane Coventry

Wilsons Lane is an approximately 23ha site situated to the north of Coventry and south of the M6 The M1/M6 corridor remains the most attractive location with occupiers in the UK logistics market

The site is situated adjacent to Junction 3 of the M6, exceptionally well located in the ‘Golden Triangle’, providing access to the distribution centres of many supermarkets and high street stores

L&Q Estates successfully promoted the site through the Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Plan and secured the site’s removal from the Green Belt with its allocation for approximately 18ha of employment land (B1, B2 and B8 uses) and 73 dwellings

South Oxford Oxfordshire

Following an in-depth selection process, L&Q Estates was proud to be selected as the preferred developer partner of Brasenose College, Oxford, to promote a signifcant urban extension to the south of Oxford City in South Oxfordshire District

Our combined vision involves the creation of up to 1,800 highquality new homes (including student and university research fellow accommodation) as well as commercial uses – providing the College with a source of long-term investment income from land which has been in the ownership of this world-renowned College since the 16th century

As a College with a global reputation, its chief concern was working with a respected developer who could guarantee to deliver a quality development that created a long-lasting legacy while also having the

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confdence that we would work alongside the College in a collaborative manner to provide a development which will serve to enhance its public reputation in Oxford and the surrounding area

Signifcant to our selection was our proven track record and our willingness to embark on a thorough programme of community consultation In addition, we have committed to service the development with strategic, site-wide infrastructure, which will deliver a high quality public realm incorporating schools, public open spaces and a country park around the existing food plain of the Fox Brook

In their role as Master Developer, L&Q Estates assembled the land, devised the planning strategy and used their multi-disciplinary team to ensure a high quality development which optimised the development of the site whilst ensuring a sense of place L&Q Estates invested signifcant time, resources and expertise at each stage of the process to deliver an outcome which will be successful for both the landowner and the adjacent local communities ”

“L&Q Estates is expert in the identifcation, promotion and acquisition of land for residential, commercial and mixed use developments, building on years of experience in the development sector I recently acted for them in their successful promotion of 1800 homes on a Green Belt site at Northfeld, Oxford, through the protracted South Oxfordshire Local Plan process.

Giles Cannock KC

Redhill Surrey

L&Q Estates acquired the freehold to this former Fullers Earth Works site from the previous industrial operator, Evonik UK The site is over 50% brownfeld and located just 800 metres from Redhill town centre and nearby Redhill railway station, which provides access to London Victoria within 30 minutes.

A former factory site, L&Q Estates was selected by Evonik to purchase the site based on our willingness to accept all historic environmental liabilities

We plan to transform this 43 acre derelict factory site into a stunning new residential community within a mature woodland setting

Formerly situated within the Green Belt, this industrial site is a testament to the fact that the quality of Green Belt land can vary signifcantly.

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Green Belt Allocated .

Our successful promotion of the site through the Development Plan process secured the release of the site from the Green Belt and saw it allocated for approximately 230 dwellings together with serviced land for a primary school or further additional homes, if there is no need for a school

Overstone Green Northamptonshire

Overstone Green is part of a large residential allocation to the north of Northampton The overall site was allocated in the West Northants Joint Core Strategy aiming to deliver in the region of 3,500 new homes together with the necessary social infrastructure to support a new community of this scale.

Overstone Green consists of 1,600 new homes together with a local employment park, local centre, a new two-form entry primary school and community centre. The development is a joint venture development with Davidsons Developments and received a resolution to grant in March 2022

L&Q Estates will act as master developer on the scheme and will be responsible for delivery of the primary infrastructure to enable serviced plots to be made available to both Davidsons Developments and for sale on the open market

Kirby Muxloe (Hastings Fields) Leicestershire

Through both freehold acquisitions and Option Agreements with two local landowners, L&Q Estates has assembled land on the edge of Kirby Muxloe to enable the construction of 885 new homes

The site was successfully promoted through the Part 2 Blaby Local Plan and became a formal allocation in 2019 A planning application is currently lodged with the District Council, expected to be determined in 2023 As well as providing the 885 new market and afordable homes, the development will ofer a new primary school, signifcant areas of formal and informal open space, as well as major of-site highway improvements

The development will be built out in accordance with a comprehensive design code to ensure Hastings Fields is a high quality and desirable location for future families to live

Clapham Bedfordshire

L&Q Estates secured two Promotion Agreements on land to the west of Milton Road in Clapham Together with the neighbouring landowner, Bedfordshire Charitable Trust, the land was promoted through the emerging Clapham Neighbourhood Plan

The highly collaborative process with the Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Group resulted in the site being selected as the preferred residential allocation in the emerging Neighbourhood Plan The process involved a rigorous site selection process and involved the whole community in shaping how the village would grow over the forthcoming plan period L&Q Estates and Bedfordshire Charitable Trust worked closely with the Parish Council and Neighbourhood Plan Group to develop a planning application that would meet the aspirations of the local community. The application for 500 new homes and a site for a new primary school is expected to be determined in 2023

St. Neots Eastern Expansion Area, Cambridgeshire

Building on the successful promotion and development of our Loves Farm site at St Neots, we promoted, and ultimately secured planning, on a further 100 acres of land, for an additional 1,020 homes

Phase 2 of Loves Farm will be known as Monksfelds and the associated infrastructure works will commence in Summer 2023 with a total of four new accesses onto Cambridge Road quickly followed by the estate roads and drainage necessary to serve the new houses plus a new primary school, allotments, sports pitches and commercial development.

We are currently carrying out an archaeological investigation contract to complement the work previously carried out on phase 1 This is adding to the local historical record so generations to come can understand the past.

We are also working with the various local planning, highway and drainage authorities to gain their technical approval to our planned works to facilitate the start on site plus liaising with utility providers to ensure services are delivered to site in a timely manner

A particular challenge has been the currently predicted ban on gas boilers to new homes post 2025 to aid sustainability and enable the UK to meet its carbon emission targets, which has meant we have had to look into new, innovative solutions for heating people’s homes on this second phase of the development. This should see modern heat pumps installed on the site with either a centralised air source solution or separate ground source heat pumps for every home along with EV charging stations and solar panels where feasible

Straits Mill Essex

L&Q Estates is working together with four diferent landowners on this proposal, having won a formal tendering process instigated by the owner’s advisers

Initially, Straits Mill, having been promoted by a rival developer for many years, was not part of Braintree Council’s emerging Local Plan proposals

Within six months of our involvement, the land, totalling 160 acres and with capacity for 1,000 new homes, was included in the Local Plan, as we demonstrated a comprehensive understanding of the site’s constraints (which is partly former landfll) as well as our ability to deliver the project

Having contracted with the landowners in February 2017, we submitted an outline planning application in 2018 for 1,000 new homes, with consent granted in January 2021

The proposals include a new primary school, an early years facility, new community spaces, a local shop, employment opportunities and potentially a care home for the growing elderly population

Infrastructure delivery work will involve creating at least two new entrances to Straits Mill from Broad Road and the A131 We have engaged positively with the local Convent Lane and Broad Road Action Group at all stages of working up our proposals.

We are always willing to meet local community groups to discuss any concerns they may have in person

“Following a rigorous selection process my clients, along with a number of neighbouring landowners, entered into a Promotion Agreement with L&Q Estates on a large parcel of land on the edge of Braintree, Essex Contract negotiations proved to be very straightforward and they were happy to commence promotion of our clients’ land in advance of the contract being fnalised Four years on and L&Q Estates have secured outline planning consent for 1,000 new homes, employment land, a primary school and associated community uses ”

Mike Shaw Head of National Strategic Development, Savills plc

We will be retaining and enhancing important green corridors, bridleways and woodland, which in turn will serve to substantially increase the ecological diversity of the site

A signifcant proportion of our promotional activity was undertaken entirely at risk and well in advance of having a formal contract in place with the landowners Legal negotiations can take considerable time but we are often willing to undertake work at risk to ensure the opportunity to promote sites is not squandered.

Having undertaken extensive ground investigations, it will be necessary for L&Q Estates to remediate the landfll element of the site, re-model the ground and demolish a number of derelict buildings to provide suitable development platforms.

Wykham Park Farm Banbury

After submitting an initial planning application on this site in early 2013, we then withdrew the subsequent appeal in March 2014 We considered there was a good prospect of working with the Council to secure an allocation for development in the Local Plan to address the shortfall of housing land arising from the conclusions of the Oxford and Oxfordshire SHMA

We succeeded in convincing the Local Plan Examination Inspector that the housing requirement should be increased, with more land for development identifed

The Local Plan Examination was suspended in 2014 causing a delay to our application, but in 2015 we secured the inclusion of Wykham Park Farm as an allocation in the Cherwell Local Plan, and in early 2019 L&Q Estates secured permission on the frst phase of the land (circa 128 acres)

Outline planning was granted for up to 1,000 dwellings, a mixed-use local centre, a primary school and playing felds for the secondary school, alongside other social infrastructure benefts.

Post-grant of planning, L&Q Estates exercised and purchased the site from the landowner in late 2019 and have since serviced the site with necessary road infrastructure These works include the formation of new roundabout access from the A361 together with a new link road through the site to alleviate trafc issues.

As part of these works, infrastructure will be provided to open up a further phase of development A sale to a PLC housebuilder has now been agreed.

Gotherington Gloucestershire

Gotherington is a sustainable “Service Village” situated within Tewkesbury Borough, located within the setting of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

Following the refusal of an outline planning application for 90 dwellings by Tewkesbury Borough and a subsequent appeal dismissal with concerns centred around cumulative disproportionate growth at Gotherington and the impact upon “social well-being” and “community cohesion”, we proceeded to address the reasons for refusal through a re-design of the proposed development

In 2019 a revised application for 50 dwellings (including 40% afordable housing), a multi-use games area, a children’s play area and a multi-purpose community area suitable for village events for Gotherington’s community, was submitted to the Council The application was supported by ofcers and recommended for approval. However, the Council’s Planning Committee overturned the recommendation and refused the application

In 2020 the planning refusal was appealed and planning permission was fnally obtained in January 2021

Tewkesbury Borough Council sought to challenge the appeal decision in the High Court. However, L&Q Estates assisted the Secretary of State in successfully defending the decision and the appeal decision was upheld to enable the site to be taken to the market

Gotherington timeline

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Bampton Oxfordshire

Our work at this pretty village – the home of ITV’s award-winning drama Downton Abbey – highlights the speed with which L&Q Estates operates

Having identifed the seven-hectare site to the west of Bampton, in West Oxfordshire and entered into an option agreement for the future promotion of the site, there was a window of opportunity created by the council having neither a Local Plan in place nor a fve-year housing supply.

We worked up a planning application in parallel with our promotion of the site through the West Oxfordshire Local Plan and submitted it immediately after the option agreement was concluded

Exercising the option agreement and establishing the value of the site was achieved in under six weeks.

We dealt with numerous issues raised by consultees and local residents and were successful in securing a resolution to grant planning consent in March 2017 for 160 homes including 40 per cent afordable housing

“This is something we didn’t think would happen in our lifetime so it is lovely to be able to help our family out.

L&Q Estates have worked with us all the way and they have kept us informed at every stage They’ve been brilliant and we’re at a fnal stage that we’re really happy with ”

Mr & Mrs Rouse Landowners

Cot Hill Llanwern, Newport

Cot Hill is a new settlement of 1,100 homes being created adjacent to the village of Llanwern in Newport, Wales

Sited on a topographically challenging greenfeld site to the east of Newport, we acquired an option over the site in 2005. After extensive technical work, planning consent was granted in the middle of 2017

In addition to the sloping nature of the site, signifcant drainage and highway issues needed to be addressed In this instance, as opposed to servicing the site and disposing of land in serviced parcels, we were able to optimise value by way of a single sale to Redrow at the end of 2017

As a result of the extensive investigation works and the advanced nature of the highway and drainage schemes, we were able to de-risk most issues giving Redrow the confdence to invest in the whole development

Works are now complete and residents are moving into a very high quality development

Glebe Meadows Wavendon, Milton Keynes

Glebe Meadows, Wavendon, forms part of a signifcant mixed-use development allocation for approximately 2,900 homes and 80 acres of employment land in the Milton Keynes Core Strategy

Glebe Meadows covers 156 acres of the 204 acre development and is home to 1,140 residential plots, one primary and one secondary school Following a large archaeological dig, L&Q Estates constructed the main link road, surface and foul water drainage, attenuation ponds, strategic open space and a number of impressive children’s parks, including a sensory island play area

L&Q Estates contributed to the roundabout celebrating local Olympian Greg Rutherford

Subsequently, serviced land parcels were sold to Taylor Wimpey, Bellway and Bovis homes and delivery of housing continues apace

A further land parcel was sold to the house building arm of L&Q Group where they use the latest modern methods of construction to reduce build time and speed up housing delivery

With the village of Wavendon just a short walk away, new homeowners have the beneft of a cosy village pub and the city life benefts of Milton Keynes on their doorstep

Archaeological dig at Wavendon 2016

Eagle Farm North Wavendon, Milton Keynes

As part of the major mixed-use development allocation for approximately 2,900 homes, Eagle Farm North accommodates the 80 acres of employment land in the Milton Keynes Core Strategy

Having secured planning permission for the substantial housing element, L&Q Estates subsequently gained planning permission for 1,356,000 sq ft of B1(c), B2 and B8 foor space in close proximity to the M1 The B8 land was part-serviced by L&Q Estates before being sold to IDI Gazley as an extension to their Magna Park Scheme.

The site builds on the success of Milton Keynes as a logistics employment destination by providing a continued supply of high quality B8 distribution foor space

Northstowe Cambridgeshire

This new town is located between Cambridge and St Ives, approximately eight miles north-west of Cambridge city centre and partly situated on the former site of RAF Oakington Comprising of six separate land ownerships, our vision will see the creation of the third largest market town in Cambridgeshire and will be home to around 25,000 people living in 10,000 new homes.

Northstowe is also the only town in the UK to be entirely master planned around a dedicated public transport system, the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway The Busway, promoted and part-funded by L&Q Estates several years in advance of Northstowe commencing delivery, was opened in 2011 and provides frequent services between Huntingdon, St Ives and Cambridge, connecting the railway stations and other key destinations such as Addenbrooke’s Hospital and Cambridge Science Park.

Northstowe is being brought forward in phases to ensure that community

facilities and infrastructure delivery are married to the development of new homes in order to support those early communities in their everyday lives. L&Q Estates’ focus has been on phase one, the gateway to the new town, which includes a primary school, employment uses, and a number of community, sports and recreational facilities

The frst phase comprises 1,500 new homes, 20% of which are afordable Following the delivery of infrastructure by L&Q Estates, land parcels have been sold to Barratt Homes, Bloor Homes, Bovis Homes, Linden Homes and Taylor Wimpey. The primary school was opened in 2016 and residents moved into the frst homes in April 2017

Our partner in the development of Northstowe has been Homes England (previously the Homes and Communities Agency), which will deliver 8,500 homes, and we have been working in close liaison with South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council on the provision of community facilities, roads and other services A key feature will be the creation of a new secondary school which will be one of the largest in the county

Northstowe bowling green

Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

The Pathfinder C of E Primary School

Northstowe Secondary College

Northstowe Allotments

Wixams Bedfordshire

Wixams is a new village of 4,500 homes, being created three miles to the south of Bedford and represents the single largest development in Bedfordshire

The site is centred on the former Elstow Storage Depot (once the site of the largest WWII munitions factory in the world) and is being transformed into a new community consisting of four distinct neighbourhoods providing new homes, jobs, amenities and educational facilities As part of the early design philosophy, future expansion areas were identifed and, in parallel with the main site, we have delivered a further 2 4m sq ft of warehousing in the Northern Expansion Area providing over 1,200 jobs for the local community

L&Q Estates undertook the role of master developer, steering this complicated and technically challenging project through from conception to completion Delivering the quality end product necessary to establish Wixams as an aspirational place to live has required an unwavering strategic vision and vast technical competence.

In total, including the expansion area, Wixams will provide 4,500 new

homes, 3,000,000 sq ft of employment and 100,000 sq ft of retail space in addition to four primary schools, a secondary school, 300 acres of landscaped parkland, 15km of cycleways and new play facilities A key feature is the creation of four landscaped greenways providing a network of public open spaces interlinking each neighbourhood whilst providing the necessary separation to ensure each has its own distinct identity

The frst neighbourhood, known as Lakeview Village, is the frst phase of our vision for the redevelopment of this brownfeld site, providing 950 homes with 25 per cent afordable housing, a new primary school, village shops, community hall and recreational facilities for residents.

Housebuilding is now well underway in phase 2 (Harrowden Green) and Phase 4 (Willow Park) again enabled by infrastructure installed by L&Q Estates Design work is now concentrating on the delivery of the social and retail heart of the development in the new town centre

Wixams Town Park

Since funding Lakeview School, which opened in 2012, L&Q Estates has contributed a further £8 8 million towards the creation of Wixams Tree Primary School and Wixams Academy, both ofcially opened in October 2017 We have invested in excess of £40 million in infrastructure to date which has included the provision of a realigned and dualled A6, remediation of the former bomb-making factory and extensive ground remodelling, creating a number of lakes which provide a focus for development and further enhance the environment.

Our sale of land to multiple housebuilders, all working to a strict design code, has resulted in the delivery of a high quality new village which sets the standard for the rest of the development The success of the development has resulted in the local authority allocating further expansion land to the south of the village for future development

In our experience, the success of new settlements lies not only in good master planning and high quality design but in the appropriate phasing and delivery of quality infrastructure and public realm, which is key to creating community and social cohesion from the very outset

Wixams owl tower

For any development to be successful, it must put the needs of the future residents at the heart of the development proposals Ensuring the masterplan provides exceptional open spaces, which accommodate both green and blue infrastructure, is key to delivering our placemaking objectives

Attractive areas of open space, with a well-designed network of formal and informal paths, and defned areas of play for all age groups, encourages residents to enjoy the outdoors with the health and social benefts this brings. Extensive tree and shrub planting both frames and enhances these open space areas

Once delivered, the open space areas provide the opportunity to enhance biodiversity and encourage wildlife to thrive We provide separate areas, usually slightly of the beaten track, to create wetland or meadow areas, providing refuges and safe habitats for insects, mammals, birds, reptiles and amphibians We have constructed purpose-built new bespoke homes for great crested newts, water voles, dormice, bats, butterfies and barn Owls, amongst many others.

In addition to landscaped open spaces, we provide further social infrastructure in the form of well-designed local centres, often incorporating schools, shops and community halls which provide a focus around which new communities can develop.

All the above combine to create a place people want to live and creates a long-lasting legacy of which we can be genuinely proud

Providing social infrastructure that adds well-being & belonging to every community

“With the L&Q Estates model you get your roads in then the schools in, and the buses are up and running - everything is ready and then the housing and people come ”

Anna Rose Head of Planning Advisory Service

What others say about us...

Landowner, Agent & Solicitors

“ I have always found L&Q Estates very straightforward to work with Their fair and pragmatic approach gives landowners the comfort and confdence that they will create signifcant value from any landholding, whilst delivering the legacy outputs that are so often important to our discerning clients”

George Fox Director, Newton LDP

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Developers

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L&Q Estates is a frst-class promotional outft, and their staf are top drawer. Their work is rigorous and diligent and they are a pleasure to work for. In my experience the team are unrivalled in their commitment to the promotion of land for development in order to secure planning permission They have an enviable record of success at appeal and when necessary, before the Courts ”

Paul G Tucker KC Kings Chambers

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L&Q Estates are a premium land promotion team. At each stage of the process they give the utmost attention to detail and approach each project realistically, professionally and diligently. The quality of their work is demonstrated by their successes in securing planning permission for good quality housing sites in sustainable locations They are a pleasure to deal with ”

Killian Garvey Barrister, Kings Chambers

Having dealt with L&Q Estates for over 30 years, Barratt regards them as one of the UK’s leading land promoters and suppliers of high quality residential development land Their expertise in identifying land and in the promotion and planning process ensures they make sound, well-judged investment decisions Their willingness to take on and deliver major land assembly and infrastructure projects is rewarded by being able to consistently bring high quality residential opportunities to the market

The L&Q Estates team always adopts a professional approach when marketing and selling land We are pleased to be their biggest customer and very much hope to continue purchasing land from L&Q Estates in the years to come. ”

Steven Boyes Chief Operating Ofcer and Deputy Chief Executive, Barratt Developments PLC

“ I have recently concluded a Promotion Agreement with L&Q Estates on behalf of a longstanding client of mine L&Q Estates adopted a very professional and pragmatic approach in negotiating both the heads of terms and fnal contract. Despite not being under contract L&Q Estates were happy to commence the promotion of my client’s land “at risk” and have continued to keep us regularly updated of their progress ”

Robert Cole BSc (Hons) MRICS FAAV Managing Director, Mather Jamie

“ I represented a number of landowner clients entering into Option Agreements over a large scale new settlement proposal in Hampshire L&Q Estates were not only very pragmatic negotiators but also demonstrated an impeccable understanding of the legal complexities associated with delivering a development of this size and scale.”

Martin Smith Partner, Maples Teesdale LLP

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In my experience L&Q Estates is a very professionally run business I have enjoyed acting for them in respect of a wide variety of developments over many years. Their highly experienced staf are consistently well informed and realistic, whilst demonstrating great determination in successfully carrying development proposals through to fruition ”

John Randall KC St Philips Chambers

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Having had dealings with L&Q Estates over many years, I always know they will be honest, straightforward to deal with, providing accurate well researched information allowing for a fully quantifed bid – a professional approach, making transactions so much smoother ”

Darren Jones Midlands & South Divisional Managing Director Miller Homes

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We have been working closely with L&Q for several years across numerous developments and have been impressed by their professional and proactive approach The highly experienced team at L&Q have shown their deep understanding and knowledge of our industry every step of the way and we value their support and diligence L&Q share our vision to meet the need for providing homes with a responsible and bespoke approach that results in thriving places where people want to live.”

Paul Smits Counties Managing Director Bellway Northern Home Counties

“L&Q Estates commitment to taking a long term view distinguished them from their competition.”

Richard Brake Chairman, Kaikoura Capital

“We worked positively together to achieve a mutually acceptable agreement as soon as was possible. It is refreshing to work with such a positive approach.”

Katherine Herbert Partner, Birketts Solicitors, Cambridge