- Planning authority
- Plymouth City Council
- Postcodes
- PL1, PL2, PL3, PL4, PL5
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 40°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 16°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Devon
The kinds of plot we look at in Plymouth
Not every plot we consider is a garden. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old workshops and yards behind houses in Plymouth can sometimes take a new home, particularly where a vehicle access already exists. These sites raise their own questions, such as who owns the access, whether anyone else has rights over it and what the ground was used for before. Alongside them, we consider long back gardens, wide side gardens, corner plots and bungalows on large plots, each judged on its own access, space and planning position.
Planning and light in Plymouth
Small planning applications in Plymouth are usually decided by planning officers at Plymouth City Council under delegated powers, and national and council rules set out when, if ever, one goes to a planning committee instead. Either way, the application is judged on material considerations such as overlooking, daylight, highway safety and design, not on loss of a view or property values. A well-evidenced application that clearly addresses the policies in the council’s Local Plan gives your plot the fairest hearing. We prepare it with you and keep you informed; the decision rests with the council.
What we can do in Plymouth
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
By plot type
- Large rear gardens
- Corner and side plots
- Garage courts and yards
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Bungalows on large plots
What happens next
Getting a first view of your plot in Plymouth costs nothing. Send us the address through the form, or give us a call, and we’ll check access, size, title and the planning picture from our desk. If it looks promising, we’ll visit, explain the routes that could work and put the main terms in writing before you’re asked to decide anything.
Questions about garden plots in Plymouth
Can I sell part of my garden in Plymouth?
Often, yes, if the plot is big enough, has a workable access and stands a reasonable chance of planning. We buy suitable plots directly, with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract, or agree a sale that only completes if Plymouth City Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Plymouth?
No. The garden plot appraisal is free and carries no obligation. We do a desktop check of access, size, title and the planning picture, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if it looks viable. You can stop at any point without owing anything.
How do you stop a new home in Plymouth overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Plymouth is about 40° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.0 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
How much is my garden plot in Plymouth worth?
There’s no honest figure without looking at the plot. Value depends on location, size, access, title and planning, and costs such as a long drive or difficult ground come straight off what the land is worth. Our free appraisal looks at all of that before we talk about price.