A TRUSTED TEAM
Terra is an experienced and trusted Land & Development company, targeting all opportunities to maximise any land value.
The team has a vast amount of experience in land development and the house building industry, making us extremely well placed to evaluate, secure and gain significant enhanced value.
The business has significant financial resources available, enabling us to provide a complete and secure approach to any supporting information, reports, surveys and consultants required to fully assist with securing a planning permission.
Thought-out
"Terra were instrumental in gaining planning approvals. Following this success, the sale of the site was achieved in the shortest possible timeframe with Terra ensuring the process was seamless and well-managed”.
WILL JORDAN
Partner at Knight Frank
Tried and tested
21
Sites
830
Acres of land under development
4,300
New homes capable of being delivered
£750M+
Gross value £
The Team
JAMES O’SHEA
B.Eng (Hons)
Co-Founder
James O'Shea is one of the co-owners of Terra, Hayfield and Living Space and has been involved with the inception and growth of all entities.
He has managed land acquisitions and land departments for most of his career when previously at Banner Homes and CALA Homes.
Mark Booth
B.Eng (Hons) FCIOB
Co-Founder
Mark Booth is the Founder of Terra, Hayfield and Living Space and is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Builders.
He has earned his enviable industry reputation having spent the past 20 years in Director-level roles with housebuilders including Banner Homes, Dodd Homes and Miller Homes.
Jordan Langdon-Bates
BSc (Hons) AssocRPTI
Land and Development Director
Jordan Langdon-Bates works primarily within Terra, delivering planning led developments to Hayfield, Living Space and the wider housing and commercial market.
He manages all processes from land acquisition through to consent, ensuring consistent, sustainable growth is delivered across all developments. He has worked in strategic land promotion for most of his career and started in Local Authority Planning.
Mark Gay
MRTPI
Planning Director
Mark Gay, Planning Director, is passionate about creating thoughtfully laid out, superior quality residential developments.
Built on an impressive university education, he began his career at Banner Homes before joining the rest of the management team at Hayfield.
Richard Pitt
BA (Hons) PgDipUD MA MRTPI
Strategic Planning Director
Ricard Pitt is a chartered town planner and qualified urban designer with over 15 years experience of the planning system.
Richard has been involved with the housebuilding industry for the last decade, where he has focused on the delivery of strategic land.
Sienna Barbour
BSC (Hons) MRICS
Strategic Land Manager
Sienna Barbour, Strategic Land Manager, joined Terra in 2021, as a Chartered Surveyor in Planning & Development.
Sienna previously worked with development consultants John Alison Land & Research for almost 4 years and prior to this she achieved a First Class Honours BSC (Hons) Rural Land Management from The Royal Agricultural university (RAU).
Tamsin Almeida
MRTPI
Planner
Tamsin Almeida is a Chartered member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
Tamsin began her career in planning consultancy, before joining the business to focus on residential land promotion.
TOGETHER
We work with a diverse group of clients from across the UK
