- Planning authority
- Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council
- Postcodes
- TN9, TN10, TN11
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 39°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 15°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Kent
The kinds of plot we look at in Tonbridge
Sometimes the plot that works isn’t a single garden at all. Two or three adjoining back gardens in Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge
Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Tonbridge, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 15° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 39°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. On a garden plot anywhere in TN9, TN10 and TN11, 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 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.
What we can do in Tonbridge
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 Tonbridge 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 Tonbridge
Can you build a house in my back garden in Tonbridge that I keep?
Yes. Our design and build route covers the survey, design, planning application, Building Regulations, construction and handover, while the land and the new home stay yours. You can sell it, let it or use it for family. You’ll get a written quote once the design and survey are done, and any earlier price range is a guide only.
What happens if planning is refused for a plot in Tonbridge?
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 Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council gave and tell you honestly whether a revised application, an appeal or stopping is the sensible choice. Nothing about your own house changes.
How do you stop a new home in Tonbridge overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Tonbridge is about 39° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.2 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 Tonbridge 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.