Approaching developer for strip of land

gillbobs

Hi, 
Long time reader, first time poster here. 

We moved into our home in feb (70’s detached) and we knew there was a new estate going up in the field behind us but bought the home as we knew the space behind us would be landscaped and nothing could be built there. 

There is a strip of land that is full of trees and can’t be removed or touched by the developer. 

We want to ask them if we can purchase this strip from them, there is also an area to the side of this which will be kept “wild”. 

What do you think the chances are of them selling this to us? Has anyone done anything like this before? We don’t want to build anything on it, just take buy it and tidy it up (teenagers hang out in it 😖) for our little girls to play in and fill with bird and bat boxes etc. 

gillbobs

Any tips for approaching them would be appreciated too. Thanks 

MrsStepford

I would suggest (a) looking at their plans to see whether they will be doing anything wildlife-friendly with a charity (b) if not, write them a letter. They might say no, they might not.