As 2025 draws to a close, we have taken a moment to reflect on what has been another highly successful year for Catesby Estates.

Our focus remains firmly on delivering high-quality land sites with outline planning permission for housebuilders and developers helping to unlock much needed housing opportunities across the country.

Strong Sales Performance

This year has seen excellent sales momentum across our portfolio, with 10 sites sold, totalling 368 acres and 2,065 plots. Demand for sites in well located sustainable areas remains buoyant.

The largest single site sale of the year was at Straits Mill, a 162 acre site in Braintree, Essex, to Barratt and David Wilson Homes Eastern Counties.  The site has outline consent for up to 1,000 new homes including 30% affordable housing, land for a primary school and early years provision, as well as a local retail centre and employment space that can be transformed into offices or industrial units.

Braintree Aerial

New Sites Signed

Our land team have secured 13 new sites during the year totalling 596 acres and 2,613 plots, adding significantly to our land promotion pipeline.  Our land and planning teams continue to use their skills to identify, promote and unlock these opportunities and we remain active in sourcing new sites.

Planning Successes

Planning approvals have also been a highlight of the year, with several local level consents achieved following positive engagement with local authorities, stakeholders and communities.  In a record week earlier in the year Catesby Estates successfully obtained 4 outline planning consents within one week with two in Kent, one in Oxfordshire and one in Berkshire totalling 444 units.

We have 16 outline applications currently submitted totalling 5,405 plots awaiting determination with a further 38 sites being prepared for submission.

Successful Integration of L&Q Estates Colleagues

A key achievement of the year is the successful integration of the L&Q Estates employees into the Catesby Estates team. Their expertise, energy, and commitment have been a welcome addition, further strengthening our capabilities and reinforcing our shared ambition to deliver high-quality planning applications.

Team Catesby Estates

Looking Ahead

The 2025/2026 financial year has already got off to a solid start with a 38 plot site sold in Berkshire and a further 3 sites consented totalling 439 plots due to be marketed imminently.  A further five sites with 2,850 plots have a resolution to grant and will filter into the sales pipeline.

As we look to 2026, we are excited to build on this momentum, with a healthy pipeline of sites, strong sales performance and a clear focus on business and portfolio growth, Catesby Estates remains committed to helping maximise value for landowners.

We would like to thank our landowners, partners and consultant teams for their continued support throughout the year. Here’s to another successful year ahead!

Read all about it in our annual end of year roundup here.