Garden Plots and Backland Development in Cambridgeshire

Nation: England
Planning authorities: 6
Towns we cover: 9
City: Cambridge

Sell, partner or build in Cambridgeshire

Your route depends on how much money, time and involvement you want from your garden. A direct sale, subject to survey, title and contract, is the simplest. A conditional sale, option or promotion can reflect more of the value a planning permission adds, with nothing upfront on promotion and reasonable legal fees covered on options. Design and build keeps the land yours. We’ll explain which of these fit your plot in Cambridgeshire during the free appraisal.

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

The planning picture in Cambridgeshire

Nationally, the NPPF sets the framework that every council in England works within. Locally, each planning authority across Cambridgeshire applies its own Local Plan policies and design guidance, which is why two similar gardens a few miles apart can get different answers. The councils here include Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council and other councils. Before any money is spent on drawings, we check which policies apply to your address, whether the council has published guidance on garden land, and how decisions on similar plots have gone. That research is part of the free appraisal.

Planning authorities: Cambridge City Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Peterborough City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council.

Towns in Cambridgeshire

Questions about garden plots in Cambridgeshire

Do you buy garden plots in Cambridgeshire?

Yes. We buy suitable garden plots across Cambridgeshire directly, with or without planning permission, always subject to survey, title and contract. We also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion and joint ventures. Which route fits depends on your plot, so the starting point is a free, no-obligation appraisal.

Can neighbours in Cambridgeshire combine their gardens?

Yes. Putting two or more adjoining back gardens together can allow one shared access and a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their house. The owners usually sign a collaboration agreement, with an equalisation clause so that value is shared fairly even though only one garden provides the access. Each household should take its own legal advice.

Which national rules apply to a new home in Cambridgeshire?

Garden schemes here sit under the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), with the local detail coming from the council’s Local Plan. New homes must also meet the Building Regulations. That affects things such as fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). On drainage you’ll usually need a drainage plan the council will want to see, and land purchases fall under Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). We check which rules apply to your plot as part of the free appraisal.

Can you build a new home in my garden in Cambridgeshire for me to keep?

Yes. Through our design and build route we survey your plot, design a new home with you, apply for planning and, once permission is granted, build it. You keep the land and the new home, to sell, let or use for family. You get a written quote after design and survey, and any earlier guide price is a guide only.

Backland development in Cambridgeshire