Backland development in Boston

Backland Development is a new brand within the S&K Group, helping homeowners in Boston make use of land behind and beside their houses. We buy suitable plots directly, subject to survey, title and contract, and we also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion, joint ventures and design and build.

We won’t claim a long list of past schemes on your street, because we’re new. What we will do is give you a straight view of your plot, put the main terms in writing as heads of terms, and expect your own solicitor to check them. On option and promotion agreements, your reasonable legal fees are covered, with the cap agreed in advance.

Planning authority
Boston Borough Council
Postcodes
PE21
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Noon sun, 21 December
About 14°
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Lincolnshire

The kinds of plot we look at in Boston

Sometimes the plot that works isn’t a single garden at all. Two or three adjoining back gardens in Boston 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 Boston

Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Boston, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 14° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 37°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.6 m. On a garden plot anywhere in PE21, 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 Boston Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Boston: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 14 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.6 m21 Dec, noon: sun 14°, shadow 20.7 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Boston: around 37° of sun at midday in late March and about 14° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

What we can do in Boston

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

What happens next

If you’d like to talk it through first, call us. There’s no script and no hard sell. We’ll ask a few questions about your plot in Boston, explain how the free appraisal works and answer what we can on the spot. If it makes sense to go further, we’ll agree the next step together; if it doesn’t, you’ve lost nothing.

Questions about garden plots in Boston

Can you build a house in my back garden in Boston 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.

Can I team up with my neighbours in Boston?

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.

Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Boston?

No. The garden plot appraisal is free and carries no obligation. We do a desktop check of access, size, title and the planning picture, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if it looks viable. You can stop at any point without owing anything.

Can I sell part of my garden in Boston?

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 Boston Borough Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.

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Find out what your garden could become

Free garden plot appraisal. No cost, no obligation, and a straight answer if it won’t work.