- Planning authority
- Herefordshire Council
- Postcodes
- HR9
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 15°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Herefordshire
The kinds of plot we look at in Ross-on-Wye
A bungalow on a big plot gives you more choices than most homes. You might keep the bungalow and build a new home beside or behind it, or replace it with two or more homes if the council would support that. We also look at long back gardens, corner plots, garage courts, yards and land with tricky access across Ross-on-Wye and nearby places such as Monmouth, Ledbury and Hereford. The free appraisal shows which of these choices are realistic for your land, and what each would involve.
Planning and light in Ross-on-Wye
Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Ross-on-Wye, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 15° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 38°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.4 m. On a garden plot anywhere in HR9, 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 Herefordshire Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.
What we can do in Ross-on-Wye
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 Ross-on-Wye 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 Ross-on-Wye
Can I sell part of my garden in Ross-on-Wye?
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 Herefordshire Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
Who decides planning for a new home in a garden in Ross-on-Wye?
The decision is made by Herefordshire Council, using the council’s Local Plan, the NPPF and its own design guidance. Small schemes are usually decided by planning officers, and national and council rules set out when one can go to a planning committee instead. We prepare and submit the application and answer the council’s questions, but we can’t promise the outcome.
How do you stop a new home in Ross-on-Wye overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Ross-on-Wye is about 38° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.4 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
How long does a garden plot deal in Ross-on-Wye usually take?
It depends on the route. A sale of a plot that already has planning moves at the pace of the solicitors and your lender. Routes that need planning usually take many months, because of surveys, design, the council’s decision period and any amendments. Design and build usually takes well over a year in total.