Garden Plots and New Homes in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Nation: England
Planning authorities: 2
Towns we cover: 9
City: Hull

Sell, partner or build in the East Riding of Yorkshire

There are two broad routes for garden land in the East Riding of Yorkshire. If you want to keep your house and step back from the development, you can sell the plot to us, with or without planning, or agree a sale subject to planning, an option, promotion or a joint venture. If you want to keep the land as well, we can design, seek planning for and build a new home on it for you to sell, let or use for family.

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

The planning picture in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Councils in the East Riding of Yorkshire ask the same broad questions of any backland scheme, though each answers them through its own Local Plan. Can cars get in and out safely, without unfair disturbance to neighbours? Will the new home overlook anyone or take their light? Does it fit the pattern of the area, with enough garden left for both homes? Are trees, wildlife, parking, bins and drainage properly handled? On top of that, the design has to allow for 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). The scheme must also take account of biodiversity net gain rules.

Planning authorities: East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council.

Towns in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Questions about garden plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire

Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

Yes, always. Your solicitor checks the contract, deals with the transfer of part at HM Land Registry and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot if the house is mortgaged. On option and promotion agreements we cover your reasonable legal fees, with the cap agreed in heads of terms before work starts.

How long does planning take for a garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

The council usually has eight weeks from validation to decide a small application, though extensions are often agreed, and the whole process takes longer. Surveys, design work, pre-application advice and amendments all add time, and some ecology surveys can only be done at certain times of year. We’ll give you a realistic timetable for your plot rather than a promise.

How much is a garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire worth?

It depends on location, size, access, title and, above all, planning. Two similar gardens in the same street can be worth very different amounts if one has easy access and the other doesn’t. We don’t quote figures before we’ve looked at a plot properly; the free appraisal is the way to find out.

Which council decides planning for a garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire?

The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering the East Riding of Yorkshire include East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. Each judges applications against its own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.

Backland development in the East Riding of Yorkshire