- Nation
- England
- Planning authorities
- 8
- Towns we cover
- 10
- City
- Leicester
Sell, partner or build in Leicestershire
Garden land usually leads to one of two outcomes: money for a plot you don’t need, or a new home that stays in your hands. For the first, we offer direct purchase, sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion, joint ventures and help combining gardens with neighbours across Leicestershire. For the second, our design and build route takes you from feasibility to handover, with a written quote once the design and survey are done.
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden in Leicestershire
- Sell subject to planning in Leicestershire
- Garden plot option agreement in Leicestershire
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Leicestershire
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Leicestershire
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Leicestershire
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden in Leicestershire
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Leicestershire
- Build a home for family in your garden in Leicestershire
- Plot feasibility and design in Leicestershire
By plot type
- Large rear gardens in Leicestershire
- Corner and side plots in Leicestershire
- Garage courts and yards in Leicestershire
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Leicestershire
- Bungalows on large plots in Leicestershire
The planning picture in Leicestershire
Councils in Leicestershire 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: Blaby District Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Leicester City Council, Melton Borough Council, North West Leicestershire District Council, Oadby and Wigston Borough Council.
Towns in Leicestershire
- Leicester
- Loughborough
- Hinckley
- Coalville
- Wigston
- Melton Mowbray
- Market Harborough
- Oadby
- Earl Shilton
- Mountsorrel
Questions about garden plots in Leicestershire
Which national rules apply to a new home in Leicestershire?
Garden schemes here sit under the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), with the local detail coming from the council’s Local Plan. New homes must also meet the Building Regulations. That affects things such as 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). On drainage you’ll usually need a drainage plan the council will want to see, and land purchases fall under Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT). We check which rules apply to your plot as part of the free appraisal.
Can neighbours in Leicestershire combine their gardens?
Yes. Putting two or more adjoining back gardens together can allow one shared access and a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their house. The owners usually sign a collaboration agreement, with an equalisation clause so that value is shared fairly even though only one garden provides the access. Each household should take its own legal advice.
Which council decides planning for a garden plot in Leicestershire?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Leicestershire include Blaby District Council, Charnwood Borough Council, Harborough District Council, Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council, Leicester City Council and other councils. 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.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Leicestershire?
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.