- Planning authority
- Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
- Postcodes
- LE10
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 14°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Leicestershire
The kinds of plot we look at in Hinckley
Not every plot we consider is a garden. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old workshops and yards behind houses in Hinckley can sometimes take a new home, particularly where a vehicle access already exists. These sites raise their own questions, such as who owns the access, whether anyone else has rights over it and what the ground was used for before. Alongside them, we consider long back gardens, wide side gardens, corner plots and bungalows on large plots, each judged on its own access, space and planning position.
Planning and light in Hinckley
Planning applications for new homes in gardens in Hinckley are decided by Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council. Its decisions follow the council’s Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Officers usually focus on access, privacy, daylight, the character of the street and the garden left for both homes. Many councils use separation guides of around 21 metres between facing back windows and around 12 to 15 metres between a back window and a blank side wall, but Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council’s own guidance decides. We prepare the application with care; the decision is always the council’s.
What we can do in Hinckley
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
Getting a first view of your plot in Hinckley costs nothing. Send us the address through the form, or give us a call, and we’ll check access, size, title and the planning picture from our desk. If it looks promising, we’ll visit, explain the routes that could work and put the main terms in writing before you’re asked to decide anything.
Questions about garden plots in Hinckley
How do you stop a new home in Hinckley overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Hinckley is about 37° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.5 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
Can I sell part of my garden in Hinckley?
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 Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
Can I team up with my neighbours in Hinckley?
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 much is my garden plot in Hinckley 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.