Planning Assistance Loan
Have you acquired planning permission for your site but realised you’ve missed an opportunity to enhance the project? Our Planning Assistance Loan is a short-term facility (max 12 months) specifically designed to support you to enhance the planning already agreed for a site. This can maximise the project to it's full potential, by bridging the funding gap until the new plans are approved.
Our experienced team will visit your site – new build or refurbishment - and if it’s a project we can support, you can count on us to be with you on the journey from blueprint to reality.
From this loan, you can transfer seamlessly to a development finance loan to build the project.
Any property used as security, including your home, may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or any other debt secured on it.
Why Shawbrook?
When investing in a development, you need a development finance lender that takes the time to understand your project in detail and provide finance tailored to your specific circumstances.
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Planning Assistance in Action
Why build one house when you can build two?
We provided additional capital while enhanced planning permissions were secured on a development project in Surrey.
“Securing enhanced planning permissions can take time, and this can cause issues for developers who need to manage their cashflow while they wait to get building.”
- Stewart Budge, Relationship Director
Unlocking Solutions for Planning Issues
Our research reveals that new council targets are crucial for improving planning issues faced by property developers.
Read more about the factors developers believe are leading to a mismatch between planning permissions granted and housing output.
Our biggest milestone to date
Reaching the milestone of £2 billion in funding reflects our team's hard work and dedication to providing expert funding solutions for developers throughout the UK.
From small-scale projects to large-scale developments, our development finance team has been instrumental in supporting developers at every stage, from concept to completion.
We're eager to build upon our success, supporting more customers and driving innovation in the property development market.
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Property developers ready to unleash capital
Property developers have been withholding capital to remain flexible in the face of economic uncertainty, but since the new government the outlook looks positive and developers should have more opportunities to unleash their capital.
New council targets are the key to improving planning issues
Three-quarters of property developers believe the government setting targets for councils would unlock planning issues
The challenges property developers are facing and how they are overcoming them
Research from Shawbrook identifies the major challenges faced by property developers, and reveals 99% of developers have made changes to their business strategy in the past year to overcome these.
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Commercial property finance can be complex, but our specialist team, well-versed in UK finance loans, can help you invest in a new property, refinance your existing portfolio, or raise additional funds for further investment opportunities.
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Fast funding for when investment opportunities come knocking. Seen a property at auction to add to your portfolio, replace your existing development finance, or looking to renovate a property? A bridging loan could be the answer.
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About Shawbrook
Shawbrook provides finance to a wide range of customers who value the premium experience, flexibility and certainty we deliver. We are a purpose-led organisation, with a focus on delivering long-term sustainable value for all our stakeholders.
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