Professional consultancy
Beckland brings enormous experience to professional development consultancy and this, combined with a professional and efficient approach, means that the right result is achieved for our clients.
Manydown
Basingstoke
Manydown in an urban extension to Basingstoke which will deliver at least 3,500 houses.
Basingstoke and Hampshire Councils have a long lease on the land and we act for the freehold owner. It is anticipated that Manydown will get planning permission in late 2020 and there will then be an agreed draw down strategy and associated valuations. The Councils are engaging the services of an experienced promoter to deliver the project.
Keys to the success of this project will be:
Understanding the contractual relationship between the parties;
Tracking the site’s value through the planning process;
Understanding the economics of large urban extension projects;
Valuing ‘place making’ and the investment into high quality design and delivery.
Bratt and Jones
EWCA CIV 562
Beckland acted for the defendant’s insurers in a negligence claim over the valuation of a development site at Oxford. The High Court Judge preferred the defendant’s case and the claim was dismissed. This was subsequently upheld in the Court of Appeal. In doing this, Beckland helped to create new case law over standards for development valuations.
Worcestershire Parkway
West Midlands
The land around Worcestershire Parkway is proposed for a new 10,000 house settlement with several landowners and developers involved. Beckland is advising on collaboration and viability arrangements to help to deliver this major new settlement.
Waterbeach
Cambridge
Waterbeach is a 1,200 acre site which includes the Waterbeach Barracks and land owned by a consortium of private landowners.
It has been allocated for around 11,000 houses. We advise the private landowners consortium and there is a current application for 4,500 houses on this part of the site. Permission for a new railway station has already been granted.
Waterbeach will develop into an exciting extension to Cambridge, with high quality design and a real sense of place.
Keys to the success of this project are:
Interpreting complicated and historic agreements;
Bringing old agreements up to date and applying market knowledge so as to put the landowners in a more appropriate position;
Understanding the dynamics of a high value market.
Logistics Park
Huntingdon
Beckland is advising a private family on a potential new logistics park at Huntingdon. It is anticipated that the permission will deliver in the order of 2.2 millon sq ft of commercial space, close to the A14 and A1.
Joint ventures and partnering
At Beckland we appreciate that finding the correct partner to promote or develop a landowner’s assets is essential.
Agency
Integrity, experience and sharp end market knowledge means that Beckland will get the best price for your land. Over the last 20 years the team has advised on over £500m of land transactions.
Strategic land
Over the last 20 years the team has advised on 30 projects that will each deliver over 1,000 houses. We understand the inter-generational nature of these large projects, and we understand the importance of trust in these long-term relationships.