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Building with Purpose and Precision

Your Ethical Development Partner

Helping land owners maximise the value of their opportunity.
Building with Purpose and Precision

Your Ethical Development Partner

Helping land owners maximise the value of their opportunity
ABOUT US

Our transparent approach

  • We are an ethical SME developer that collaborates with landowners to help navigate the complexities of the planning system.
  • Our commitment to transparency means we adopt a fully open-book approach, fostering a partnership where everyone benefits.
  • No hidden agendas or difficult conversations. Just clear, honest collaboration.
  • If you have a site and would like expert guidance, reach out for a free 30-minute consultation.
matt@paragon-developments.co.uk
Call us: +44 7725 072855

WHAT WE DO

We specialise in promoting land for small-scale self-build and custom-build schemes, typically securing outline planning permission for 5–10 serviced plots.

matt@paragon-developments.co.uk
Call us: +44 7725 072855

WHY SELF-BUILD?

Maximise your planning success and unlock more value from your land.

1) Maximise planning success -councils have a legal duty to support self-build and custom-build housing. By aligning your land with this policy, applications are harder to resist than conventional speculative schemes.

 

2) Maximise value – selling direct to self-builders achieves “retail” pricing for plots, avoids developer’s profit deductions and benefits from exemptions such as no Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) payments and reduced affordable housing impact.

*self-build also delivers attractive housing that enhances the local area

OUR VALUE TO YOU

With Paragon, you benefit from:

✅ Planning Expertise – we specialise exclusively in self-build promotion and know how to position applications so councils find them hard to refuse.

✅ No Cost, No Risk – we fund 100% of the upfront planning and promotion costs. If planning fails, you pay nothing.

✅ Stress-Free Process – we handle everything: planning, infrastructure (roads, utilities, drainage) and marketing of the plots.

✅ Aligned Incentives – you keep most of the proceeds, we only earn when you do.

WHY WORK WITH US?

✅ Best chance of planning success – self-build aligns with local and national policy.

✅ Higher land value – capture retail pricing instead of developer “wholesale” offers.

✅ Positive local impact – self-build creates high-quality homes that strengthen the area’s character and appeal.

✅ Fair partnership – transparent, risk-free and designed so your interests always come first.

✅ Specialist expertise – we focus solely on self-build, a complex area that few others understand.

RECENT PROJECTS

OAK TREE Place, BURY ST EDMUNDS

Planning granted for 4 self-build plots (Mid Suffolk)

  • Planning granted for 4 self build plots

     

  • 0.4 hectare site with 4 bedroom detached properties of circa 2,500 sq ft on each plot

     

  • All now developed and occupied

     

  • There was strong local demand and successful delivery of self build homes

*Indicative CGI – 4 plots

Tiffanys, AMERSHAM

Planning being submitted for phase one - 3 self-build plots (Buckinghamshire)

*Indicative CGI of plot 1

  • Application being submitted for phase one comprising 3 self build plots on existing paddock land with Grey Belt angle (Nissen Huts)
  • 0.5 hectare site with two existing farmhouses, partly previously developed and well-contained

  • Buckinghamshire Council confirmed significant shortfall in self build plots

  • Phase two likely to comprise a further 2 plots

Five Acres, Saffron Walden

Planning ongoing for phase one - 6 self-build plots (Uttlesford)

  • Application ongoing for 6 self build plots on 0.5 hectare site

  • Initial application declined in December 2024 – appeal ongoing

     

  • Evidence confirms shortfall in both housing need (NPPF Dec 2024) and self build plots, despite council position

     

  • Phase two likely to comprise a further 2 self build plots

*Proposed block plan

Melford Road, Lawshall

Planning ongoing for phase one - 6 self-build plots (Babergh)

*Proposed block plan

  • Application ongoing for 6 self build plots on 0.5 hectare site with Grey Belt angle

  • Local planning authority acknowledges 249 unit shortfall on statutory self build obligations

  • Phase two likely to comprise a further 5 self build plots

  • Well-contained site capable of early delivery to address identified shortfall

Abbey Fields, ST Albans

Planning ongoing for phase one - 4 self-build plots (St Albans)

  • Application ongoing for 4 self build plots on 0.5 hectare site on existing agricultural land with Grey Belt angle

  • St Albans council do not have a local plan or a 5 year housing supply

  • Significant shortfall in self build plots with sustained demand on the register

  • Proposal benefits from presumption in favour of sustainable development under the NPPF

*Proposed block plan

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

"Working with Matt has been an excellent experience. From the very start, he and his team explained the self-build process clearly and kept us updated at every stage. Their knowledge of planning was invaluable, and they managed to secure consent on a site we thought had little chance. What impressed me most was their honesty and professionalism — we always felt in safe hands. If you’re considering promoting land, I can’t recommend them highly enough."

Mr & Mrs T, Bury St Edmunds

"We were approached by several developers, but Paragon stood out because they listened to what we wanted. Matthew worked with us to put forward a scheme that respected the local character while still unlocking real value in the land. The fact that they covered all the upfront costs and took on the risk made it completely stress-free for us. We’ve been delighted with the outcome and the way we were treated throughout."

Mr P, Chelmsford

"Paragon took what felt like a complicated process and made it straightforward. They managed everything — from planning through to the marketing of the plots — and we were kept informed all the way. Their approach is fair and transparent and the results have exceeded our expectations. It was refreshing to deal with a company that genuinely delivers on their promises."

Mrs M, Buckinghamshire
ABOUT US

Our transparent approach

We are an ethical SME developer that collaborates with landowners to help navigate the complexities of the planning system.

Our commitment to transparency means we adopt a fully open-book approach, fostering a partnership where everyone benefits.

No hidden agendas or difficult conversations. Just clear, honest collaboration.

matt@paragon-developments.co.uk
Call us: +44 7725 072855

WANT MORE INFO?

Request our full Landowner Guide and see how self-build could unlock more value for your land.

Call Us Now

07725 072 855

Email

matt@paragon-developments.co.uk

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