Maximise the value of your land.

Guiding land owners through tailored strategies to achieve their land goals—be it selling, developing, or preserving as an asset.

From Land Potential to Opportunity

20 years

in strategic land

Uncover Land Potential

We evaluate your land’s potential with trusted experts to uncover opportunities, minimise delays, and provide a clear path forward.

Align with Opportunities

We match your land’s unique characteristics with the best available opportunities and develop a tailored strategy to meet your specific goals.

Sale or Retention

Whether you choose to retain your land or explore a sale, we offer recommendations—from connecting you with potential buyers to providing future-focused plans.

We shape your lands future

From Land Potential to Opportunity

Uncover Land Potential

We evaluate your land’s potential with trusted experts to uncover opportunities, minimise delays, and provide a clear path forward.

Align with Opportunities

We match your land’s unique characteristics with the best available opportunities and develop a tailored strategy to meet your specific goals.

Sale or Retention

Whether you choose to retain your land or explore a sale, we offer actionable recommendations—from connecting you with potential buyers to providing comprehensive future-focused plans.

We make your land work for you.
By proactively seeking the full facts about your site, you prepare for the future—whether that involves leveraging new opportunities, responding to life changes, or ensuring a smooth transaction when the time is right.

Uncover your land's true potential.

Through detailed assessments and collaboration with trusted experts—including planning consultants and architects—we determine your land’s development potential, reducing typical costs and delays to provide a clear path forward and evaluate your land's realistic value.

Aligning your land with its best opportunities.

We compare your land with potential opportunities, taking into account its identified limitations and your goals. Using this understanding, we create an effective strategy to achieve the best outcome for your land.

A smooth transition to your land's future.

We match your land with the right buyer for a smooth negotiation process. If you choose to retain your land, we provide comprehensive reports and future-focused plans. For development, we connect you with the right professionals and strategies to move forward effectively.

Unlocking your land's full potential and value.

Assess the prospects of securing planning permission for market dwellings, evaluate any issues recorded on the legal titles that could impact the sale, and identify geographical constraints that may lead to development loss.

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Unlocking your land's full potential and value.

Assess the prospects of securing planning permission for market dwellings, evaluate any issues recorded on the legal titles that could impact the sale, and identify geographical constraints that may lead to development loss.

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Helping land owners for over two decades.

Based in Holcombe, Cornell has spent over 20 years working with complex sites, gaining hands-on experience and developing practical methods for assessing land—turning complexity into clarity for landowners.

Having chosen the Cornell group for the disposal of our works and property we are pleased to say it was the right choice as they have been very helpful with any queries we had and they are very helpful, informative, and accessible at any time for professional advice.

Harry Sanders

Land Owner

We partnered up with Cornell Group to unlock potential opportunities within our land boundaries. Three sites were identified, one being a liability for the club. Cornell provided a development solution that resolved the liability, initial capital and potential uplift for the club in the future.

Bury Golf Club

Land Owner

My experience has spanned over a number of years. Cornell has worked with focus and determination on a complex situation to achieve the required result. Calmness but relentlessness throughout the entire process, a necessary attribute in their line of business.

Lynne Bentham

Land Owner

We have been working with Jamie and the team at Cornell for many years now and have always found them to be totally professional, knowledgeable and understanding of the clients requirements throughout each and every project we have given them. I have no doubt that our business relationship will be there for many many more years to come.

Entwistle Family Investments Ltd

Land Owner

In my previous role at Bolton Council I worked with Jamie Unsworth and the Cornell Group in helping two sites which were complex land ownership issues and was also contentious through the planning process requiring collaborative work from all parties to ensure the scheme was delivered successfully.

Paul Philbin

Ex Bolton Council

Cornell spent over 4 years ‘information gathering’ and de-risking issues such as site constraints and numerous challenges to establish a workable proposal and design culminating with the submission of the successful planning application. This approach undoubtedly helped to achieve the broadly positive outcome for all stakeholders involved and the Council look forward to the completion of the development.

Adrian Robertshaw

Strategic Housing at Doncaster Council

We have worked alongside Cornell Group on a few complex sites, throughout each one,  they have applied the correct due diligence on managing risk and provided development solutions to enable a successful outcome.

Peter Bojar

Developer at Great Places

I have worked with Cornell Group over years where they have helped un-lock complex land issues to enable development opportunities for my clients.

Wesley Seale

Director at Maine Wealth Ltd (Proffesional Financial Planning

Cornell’s project management and due diligence approach to manage risk, address issues arising, and to carefully explain these risks and potential solutions, as well as liaising closely with a range of council officers including myself has helped to provide a development solution which may not otherwise have come about.

James Hinchcliffe

Housing Commissioning Manager at Kirklees Council

Your Land, Our Answers

What costs are involved?

Our process starts with a focused initial assessment designed to unlock your land’s potential. There’s a fee for this evaluation; however, if you are exploring a sale, the cost can often be covered by the prospective buyer we've approached—minimising your risk.

How do you support landowners who want to explore their land options?

We tailor our advice to your goals. If you’re considering a sale, we connect you with buyers and manage negotiations. For development, we provide strategic plans and professional referrals; and if you wish to retain your land, we offer planning advice to protect and enhance its value.

How do you match my land with the right opportunities?

We match your land with the right opportunities by assessing its unique features; such as location, size, planning potential, local planning conditions, and aligning these with your specific objectives. This helps us identify the best route forward for your land.

How do you evaluate my land’s potential?

We evaluate your land by thoroughly checking titles, planning constraints, access, and infrastructure. Working with trusted partners like planning consultants and architects, we craft a clear strategy that highlights the best opportunities for your land. All our findings are delivered in one concise report, giving you a confident, actionable understanding of your land’s potential.

How do I get started?

To get started, simply get in touch with some basic details about your land. We'll run some initial checks and then set up a one-to-one or online meeting to discuss your objectives, explore potential opportunities, and outline the best path forward as a potential partnership.

A partnership ensuring land success

From those we've helped

“Having chosen the Cornell group for the disposal of our works and property we are pleased to say it was the right choice as they have been very helpful with any queries we had and they are very helpful, informative, and accessible at any time for professional advice”
Harry Sanders
Land Owner
“We partnered up with Cornell Group to unlock potential opportunities within our land boundaries. Three sites were identified, one being a liability for the club. Cornell provided a development solution that resolved the liability, initial capital and potential uplift for the club in the future.”
Bury Golf Club
Land Owner
“My experience has spanned over a number of years. Cornell has worked with focus and determination on a complex situation to achieve the required result. Calmness but relentlessness throughout the entire process, a necessary attribute in their line of business”
Lynne Bentham
Land Owner
“We have been working with Jamie and the team at Cornell for many years now and have always found them to be totally professional, knowledgeable and understanding of the clients requirements throughout each and every project we have given them. I have no doubt that our business relationship will be there for many many more years to come.”
Entwistle Family Investments Ltd
Land Owner
“In my previous role at Bolton Council I worked with Jamie Unsworth and the Cornell Group in helping two sites which were complex land ownership issues and was also contentious through the planning process requiring collaborative work from all parties to ensure the scheme was delivered successfully.”
Paul Philbin
Ex Bolton Council
“Cornell spent over 4 years ‘information gathering’ and de-risking issues such as site constraints and numerous challenges to establish a workable proposal and design culminating with the submission of the successful planning application. This approach undoubtedly helped to achieve the broadly positive outcome for all stakeholders involved and the Council look forward to the completion of the development.”
Adrian Robertshaw
Strategic Housing at Doncaster Council
“We have worked alongside Cornell Group on a few complex sites, throughout each one,  they have applied the correct due diligence on managing risk and provided development solutions to enable a successful outcome.”
Peter Bojar
Developer at Great Places
“I have worked with Cornell Group over years where they have helped un-lock complex land issues to enable development opportunities for my clients.”
Wesley Seale
Director at Maine Wealth Ltd
(Professional Financial Planning)
“Cornell’s project management and due diligence approach to manage risk, address issues arising, and to carefully explain these risks and potential solutions, as well as liaising closely with a range of council officers including myself has helped to provide a development solution which may not otherwise have come about .
James Hinchcliffe
Housing Commissioning Manager at Kirklees Council
Two decades redefining land challenges

Learn how our hands-on experience, collaborative approach, and documented processes have shaped a proven method for guiding landowners, developers, and communities toward lasting solutions.

Askern, Doncaster
Outcome
Aldi Store and 72 Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The previous site owners spent over 10 years trying to unlock the site's development potential. Key challenges included multiple land allocations, flood risk, adjacency to a railway, invasive species, ground stability issues, and the need to relocate pylons. Additionally, low £/sqft values, low demand, and viability concerns added to the complexity.
Allocation
Greenfield
Legal/Disposal
14 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
9 Challenges
Radcliffe Road, Darcy Lever
Outcome
42 Affordable Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site is divided into two parcels with multiple owners, with an existing long term tenant. Several complex title issues and geographical constraints were identified, including a main gas mains & PROW running directly through the site and major ecology concerns.
Allocation
Greenfield
Legal/Disposal
14 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
8 Challenges
Woodwalk, Barnsley
Outcome
83 Affordable Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site was allocated as greenbelt and had title connections to other parcels in the area. Major challenges included significant high-wall mining issues, noise from nearby highways, a pylon located across the site, and level concerns affecting drainage.
Allocation
Greenbelt
Legal/Disposal
4 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
8 Challenges
Cowlersley Lane, Huddersfie..
Outcome
42 Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site had been classified as a stalled site by Kirklees Council for many years due to a range of complexities. These included surrounding properties, visual splay requirements, rights of access to rear gardens on legal titles, adverse possession claims, and other historically recorded impacts. These issues made it virtually impossible to commence building, despite previous approvals. The previous landowner spent tens of thousands of pounds on wasted applications and time with no progress.
Allocation
Housing Land
Legal/Disposal
43 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
6 Challenges
Silverbell Close
Outcome
11 Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site owner is in the process of securing adverse possession of the land, which is not designated for any specific use in the local plan. The site presents several challenges, including topographical issues, the close proximity of surrounding properties complicating site layout, as well as mining concerns and the presence of knotweed
Allocation
Whiteland
Legal/Disposal
2 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
6 Challenges
Vicars Hall Lane, Worsley
Outcome
11 Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site was originally purchased from Peel Holdings with outline planning permission; however, the consent had several title and boundary issues that would have made the houses unsellable. Additionally, at that time, Cube did not have a development team capable of building the homes within the allocated budget.
Allocation
Housing Land
Legal/Disposal
4 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
2 Challenges
Barton Road, Urmston
Outcome
57 Dwellings
Companies Involved
Site History
The site was allocated as white land and open space in the local plan. It included an abandoned dwelling, various outbuildings from multiple businesses that had operated there over the years, and faced several challenges, including rights of way issues, flood risk, severely overgrown vegetation, and an unregistered land parcel.
Allocation
Whiteland Open Space
Legal/Disposal
4 Challenges
Dev Potential & Loss
8 Challenges
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