Lodders advises landowners on site sale

Lodders’ Real Estate group has acted for the landowners in the sale of c200 acres of land on the edge of Tamworth, Staffordshire to housebuilder Persimmon Homes. With planning permission for 1,270 homes secured, the land sale is set to redefine the area’s future and deliver much-needed housing and community facilities.

Lodders was instructed by two of three families who between them owned the land. Mark Miller, partner and head of the Real Estate group put together a promotion agreement with national land promoter, Hallam Land, which completed in 2020. Alongside the promotion agreement, a land pool trust was put in place to ensure matters were dealt with in a tax efficient manner. This was managed by John Rouse, partner in the Private Client team.

Following exchange of the promotion agreement, the land was promoted and planning permission subsequently obtained for 1270 dwellings, including 30 percent affordable housing – ranging from two to five bedrooms – 100 extra care units, a new primary school, sports pitches, a local community centre and playing fields. 

As part of obtaining the planning permission, a Section 106 agreement was required and was entered into in June 2025. This aspect of the transaction was managed by Victoria Longmore, partner and head of Lodders’ Planning team.

Landmark regional deal

Following the grant of planning permission in June 2025, a sale was negotiated with Persimmon Homes to purchase all the land benefitting from the planning permission. In November 2025, the sale to Persimmon was completed.

Commenting on the transaction, Lodders’ Mark Miller said: “We were delighted to work on this landmark deal for our local region and to secure the best outcome for the landowners. This was a highly complex sale involving detailed infrastructure and servicing obligations, overage provisions, and deferred consideration, as well as arranging the first-time registration of unregistered land critical for the delivery of the wider development.

“It was very much a collaborative effort, with several colleagues involved in getting the deal over the line, including Theresa Spalding, Lauren Pearson, Amy Law, and Holly Tyson in our Real Estate team. We also worked closely throughout with our clients’ appointed land agents and accountants, as well as the lawyers representing the other parties, to bring the transaction to a successful conclusion. The sale demonstrates our strong and proven expertise in representing landowners in major transactions with national housebuilders, particularly those involving large and complex sites.

“Infrastructure works on the site are scheduled to begin in late 2026, marking the start of an exciting chapter for Tamworth and the West Midlands region.”