Property Development and Planning | Nottingham Trent University

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Course summary

Property development and planning is fundamental to the growth of the property industry – from scheme proposal, site identification and analysis, through to design, viability, finance and marketing. This course has been developed to enable you to focus on adding value to land and property, as an adviser, consultant or developer of the future.

You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of areas including spatial and urban design, site appraisal, sustainability, planning and development consultancy and management of the development process. Alongside specialist and technical knowledge you'll focus on business planning, client care and negotiation and develop the core surveying competencies required in industry.

Key Features

Professional Accreditation | This course is triple accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE) — representing your first step towards Chartered status.
Industry-Facing Projects | Apply your learning to the real world, with opportunities to take part in live projects as part of the course. Your assessments will be based on real projects, supported by companies such as JLL, Rolls-Royce and Igloo.
Professional Facilities | You'll have the opportunity to utilise our professional-level equipment and software – including digital mapping, environmental risk information and industry information systems and databases – to complete project work.
Destination Study Visits | Field trips and study visits are an important part of your learning on this course. Previous trips have included destinations in Madrid, Milan, Dublin, Malta and Berlin.

Key Statistics

Top 10 Ranking | We're renowned — NTU is ranked 6th in the UK for Land & Property Management (Complete University Guide 2025).
Top 2 Ranking | Learn from the experts — Land and Property Management at NTU is ranked 2nd in the UK for Teaching Quality (Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide, 2025).
Top 2 Ranking | NTU is the 2nd most sustainable university in the world (UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2024).
Top 25 Rankings | Study in the heart of Nottingham — one of Europe’s top 25 student cities, and home to over 75,000 learners (QS Best Student Cities, 2025).

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:: K420
Institution code:: N91

Open days

Nottingham Trent University: London Campus - 28 February Open Day
28 Feb 2026, 10:00
London
Nottingham Trent University - 7 March Open Day
7 Mar 2026, 09:00
Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University - 25 April Open Day
25 Apr 2026, 08:00
Nottingham
Nottingham Trent University: London Campus – 9 May Open Day
9 May 2026, 09:00
London

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This course and 8 other building courses: Date range:
2022-2024

Offer rate for UK school & college leavers

99% Students aged 17/18 who applied to this course were offered a place.

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Student Outcomes

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85 Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)

90 Go onto work and study

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