Garden Plots and Backland Development in East Sussex

Nation: England
Planning authorities: 7
Towns we cover: 11
City: Brighton

Sell, partner or build in East Sussex

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 East Sussex during the free appraisal.

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

The planning picture in East Sussex

Nationally, the NPPF sets the framework that every council in England works within. Locally, each planning authority across East Sussex 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 Brighton and Hove City Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council, Rother District 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: Brighton and Hove City Council, Eastbourne Borough Council, Hastings Borough Council, Lewes District Council, Rother District Council, Wealden District Council, South Downs National Park Authority.

Towns in East Sussex

Questions about garden plots in East Sussex

Can you build a new home in my garden in East Sussex 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.

Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in East Sussex?

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.

Do you buy garden plots in East Sussex?

Yes. We buy suitable garden plots across East Sussex 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.

How long does planning take for a garden plot in East Sussex?

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.

Backland development in East Sussex