TerraQuest

Land finding services

Utilising comprehensive market analysis, data, and planning expertise, we find viable sites for development.

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Land finding services

Tailored to client needs

TerraQuest finds and assesses land for the public and private sector with enhanced viability.  

Our fully comprehensive solution uses market-leading GIS technology to find building plots for a broad range of development needs.  

This consultancy is tailored to specific client needs and we work on projects of all scales, from local to large infrastructure projects, overcoming challenges from boundary changes to misplaced records.  

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Land finding services

Combining technology with expertise

Our team of experienced senior land finding technicians can quickly identify a range of suitable building plots and development sites, depending on your specific requirements.

By combining our cutting-edge software solutions, planning expertise, and unparalleled data, TerraQuest offers a land finding consultancy service that stands unrivalled in the industry.   

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Benefits of our
land finding services

Unrivalled planning application processing

Handling over 95% of planning applications in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Pioneering land referencing services

A legacy of involvement in major national infrastructure projects since 1972.

Proprietary planning data

Exclusive datasets from the Planning Portal, providing unique insights and solutions.

Data-driven insights

Unlocked national insights from proprietary data in planning, land, and geospatial domains.
Land finding services

What is land finding?

TerraQuest’s service supports local authorities, land developers and those involved in infrastructure projects to identify all suitable plots of land for their developments.

Our experts precisely carry out all site identification and assessment processes in an expedient manner, ensuring you have all the information you need upfront to make confident and informed decisions that meet your project’s requirements.

Land finding services

Our bespoke approach

We understand that competing land uses lead to a scarcity of available land, especially in prime locations. TerraQuest helps developers identify the best land parcels, avoiding missed opportunities and inflated land prices.

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Land finding services

How we can help

Let’s discuss how we can help you to transform your processes using our innovational planning software and technology.

Land finding services

How does
it work?

Our expert team organises initial consultations to understand our clients' overall goals for development, priorities, and preferred locations to outline a key search criteria.

Understanding
your requirements

Our hands-on approach is specific to overcoming each of our clients' individual challenges, finding them suitable land within their budget and timelines.

GIS-led
analysis

Our powerful GIS-led analysis and innovative technology can quickly identify suitable sites, narrowing the search to the best possible options.

Experienced
team

Our experienced team will carry out detailed and comprehensive site assessments of the shortlisted sites to help you make informed decisions. The site assessments will evaluate everything from existing or potential environmental factors or liabilities, site suitability for specific uses (i.e. residential or agriculture) and utilities and drainage provisions. 

Comprehensive reports

Our team then offer planning advice and insights to help identify any issues early-on in the process. This is highly valued by our clients as we can save them costly resources with our data-led land recommendations.
Our team then produce comprehensive reports for each suitable site. We will then take on all the complex logistics of helping you secure the land.

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Our work

Projects

Explore our recent projects to find out more about what we do.

Boston Alternative Energy Facility

TerraQuest provided vital land referencing services for Boston Alternative Energy Facility.
March 1, 2021

Land referencing for HS2

TerraQuest provided referencing services for the HS2 project in London and West Midlands, and after Royal Assent, continued to support land acquisition and surveys.
Jack Johnson, TerraQuest
Jack Johnson

Senior Consultant

With over 16 years of industry experience, Jack has expertise across all land and property types. His overall mission is to help clients achieve their goals by leveraging his skills in negotiation, customer relationship management and new business development.

Schedule a consultation to learn how he can help you achieve your development goals.