plot to build a house in my garden

rose28454

I have a semi detached house with a large garden. I am the 1st house in our road and have rear access and a double parking space. I am thinking of applying for planning permission to build a small house in the garden. the plot in question measures about 42ft x 29ft. I was wondering where I can find out if I might get planning. Local council not very helpful

ruggedtoast

This dastardly plot must be defeated.

Someone can't just build houses in your garden.

moneyistooshorttomention

ruggedtoast wrote: »

This dastardly plot must be defeated.

Someone can't just build houses in your garden.

I would say said plot already is defeated at the get go.

I was only reading something the other day about new houses not being approved with a garden less than certain number of metres long. Am now trying to recall how many metres that is and suspect this piece of garden is too small for both a house and a second garden to be carved out of it.

lincroft1710

That is a very small plot, but it would not be impossible to build a mews type house on it, some councils will allow this. You will have to bite the bullet, pay an architect to do detail drawings and pay for a planning application to the council for full permission.

Annie1960

Some councils allow you to book a meeting to discuss such matters, mine charges a fee (it was £200 several years ago, probably more now).

Or, get an architect - make sure they are local, and check your council's decision notices to make sure the architect gets more consents than refusals.

Hoploz

It's too small, surely!

Dan-Dan

If you do get planning your neighbours are gonna love you!

moneyistooshorttomention

Dan-Dan wrote: »

If you do get planning your neighbours are gonna love you!

Re-phrased as = they will likely put in an appeal against it.

Doozergirl

The local council is where you will get the best idea for no investment, otherwise, a planning consultant will know everything there is to know, especially when it comes to garden sizes.

My local authority demands a 10.5 metre rear garden for a start. They should all have planning guidance information on their website. Ours has a residential desogn guide which is a good place to start, but you really do need experts to win what can often be a hard battle.

We're still going through it after three years

Mallotum_X

Consider the likely objections and how you can mitigate them.

Typical objections will be things like

incongruent street scene
lack of parking
over looking
lack of amenity space

Can you work with your neighbours to create a bigger plot? easier to make something look less cramped and also less likely to get objections from the immediate neighbours if they are in on the deal.

stator

lincroft1710 wrote: »

That is a very small plot, but it would not be impossible to build a mews type house on it, some councils will allow this. You will have to bite the bullet, pay an architect to do detail drawings and pay for a planning application to the council for full permission.

Or just get outline planning permission instead?