- Nation
- England
- Planning authorities
- 1
- Towns we cover
- 9
- County town
- Morpeth
Sell, partner or build in Northumberland
There are two broad routes for garden land in Northumberland. If you want to keep your house and step back from the development, you can sell the plot to us, with or without planning, or agree a sale subject to planning, an option, promotion or a joint venture. If you want to keep the land as well, we can design, seek planning for and build a new home on it for you to sell, let or use for family.
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden in Northumberland
- Sell subject to planning in Northumberland
- Garden plot option agreement in Northumberland
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Northumberland
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Northumberland
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Northumberland
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden in Northumberland
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Northumberland
- Build a home for family in your garden in Northumberland
- Plot feasibility and design in Northumberland
By plot type
- Large rear gardens in Northumberland
- Corner and side plots in Northumberland
- Garage courts and yards in Northumberland
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Northumberland
- Bungalows on large plots in Northumberland
The planning picture in Northumberland
Planning applications in Northumberland are decided by the council for your address. The planning authorities covering Northumberland include Northumberland County Council, and each judges garden schemes against its own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Officers usually look hardest at access, privacy, daylight, the character of the street and the garden left for the existing house. Many councils use separation guides of around 21 metres between facing back windows, though your council’s own guidance decides. We read those policies for your plot before recommending anything, and the final decision is always the council’s.
Planning authorities: Northumberland County Council.
Towns in Northumberland
Questions about garden plots in Northumberland
How long does planning take for a garden plot in Northumberland?
The council usually has eight weeks from validation to decide a small application, though extensions are often agreed, and the whole process takes longer. Surveys, design work, pre-application advice and amendments all add time, and some ecology surveys can only be done at certain times of year. We’ll give you a realistic timetable for your plot rather than a promise.
Can you build a new home in my garden in Northumberland for me to keep?
Yes. Through our design and build route we survey your plot, design a new home with you, apply for planning and, once permission is granted, build it. You keep the land and the new home, to sell, let or use for family. You get a written quote after design and survey, and any earlier guide price is a guide only.
How much is a garden plot in Northumberland worth?
It depends on location, size, access, title and, above all, planning. Two similar gardens in the same street can be worth very different amounts if one has easy access and the other doesn’t. We don’t quote figures before we’ve looked at a plot properly; the free appraisal is the way to find out.
Which national rules apply to a new home in Northumberland?
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.