Planning

teddybearthepug

Can l build a house with pedestrian only access 

AlexMac

Quite Possibly.

In terms of regulation, it depends on your local Council's Planners; but I know several people who live on pedestrian only access ways; one round the corner from here in SE London on a small linear park and footpath; others on a "Twitten" in Brighton; these are narrow alleys with no vehicle access, originally built as cottages for railway workers - so tiny  front gardens and no rear access either.  So talk to your local Council's duty Planner; they might even advise by phone or in an informal meeting, although others might want to see drawings and charge you for "pre-planning application advice".

In terms of practicality, it depends on your builder.  The  house near me, mentioned above, had an extension built recently, and all the spoil (from footings and groundworks excavations), and all the building materials  had to be trucked out to a skip on the road 100m away, and delivered from the same drop off point; but they used a mini digger-tractor thingy only 1 metre  wide...  Or a wheelbarrow!

davidmcn

In theory yes, though the planners will generally assume that residents and visitors will want to park somewhere, so will want to know where that's likely to be - or if it's in an urban location with plenty of transport, you might get away with an assumption that the residents won't need a car.

eddddy

I guess you mean - can you build a house with no off-street parking?

(Because if I were to be pedantic, the house could have its own off-street parking nearby, and then pedestrian access to the house.)? 

It depends on the local planning guidance.  If on-street parking is limited in the local area, the planners might insist on off-street parking. Although in some city centres, the planners want to deter car ownership, so no parking provision is required at all.

But parking will not be the only planning consideration. Why will the house only have pedestrian access? Is it, for example, that you want to build in your back garden? That may not be allowed for other reasons.