- Planning authority
- East Riding of Yorkshire Council
- Postcodes
- DN14
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 36°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 13°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- East Riding of Yorkshire
The kinds of plot we look at in Goole
Sometimes the plot that works isn’t a single garden at all. Two or three adjoining back gardens in Goole can often be combined into one scheme with one shared access, giving a better layout than any of them alone. Each owner keeps their house, and a collaboration agreement with an equalisation clause shares the value fairly. If your own garden is too narrow or too short to work on its own, it’s worth asking whether the neighbours might be interested too.
Planning and light in Goole
Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Goole, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 13° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 36°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.8 m. On a garden plot anywhere in DN14, that difference shapes how far apart the old and new homes need to be, which windows face which way, and whether a single-storey or roof-lit design would sit more comfortably. Planning officers at East Riding of Yorkshire Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.
What we can do in Goole
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
The next step is simple. Use the form or call us with your Goole address and, if you can, a rough idea of the garden’s length, width and how a vehicle might reach it. We’ll do a desktop check, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if the plot looks viable. There’s no cost and no obligation.
Questions about garden plots in Goole
Can I sell part of my garden in Goole?
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 East Riding of Yorkshire Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
What happens if planning is refused for a plot in Goole?
If you agreed a sale subject to planning, the contract doesn’t complete and you keep your land. We’ll then look at the reasons East Riding of Yorkshire Council gave and tell you honestly whether a revised application, an appeal or stopping is the sensible choice. Nothing about your own house changes.
Can I team up with my neighbours in Goole?
Yes, and it can make a weak plot workable. Combining adjoining gardens can allow one shared access and a better layout. Each owner keeps their house, and a collaboration agreement sets out decisions, costs and how value is shared through equalisation. Every household should have its own solicitor.
How do you stop a new home in Goole overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Goole is about 36° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.8 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.