- Nation
- England
- Planning authorities
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- Towns we cover
- 9
- County town
- Shrewsbury
Sell, partner or build in Shropshire
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 Shropshire. 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 Shropshire
- Sell subject to planning in Shropshire
- Garden plot option agreement in Shropshire
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Shropshire
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Shropshire
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Shropshire
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden in Shropshire
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Shropshire
- Build a home for family in your garden in Shropshire
- Plot feasibility and design in Shropshire
By plot type
- Large rear gardens in Shropshire
- Corner and side plots in Shropshire
- Garage courts and yards in Shropshire
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Shropshire
- Bungalows on large plots in Shropshire
The planning picture in Shropshire
Nationally, the NPPF sets the framework that every council in England works within. Locally, each planning authority across Shropshire applies its own Local Plan policies and design guidance, which is why two similar gardens a few miles apart can get different answers. The councils here include Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council. Before any money is spent on drawings, we check which policies apply to your address, whether the council has published guidance on garden land, and how decisions on similar plots have gone. That research is part of the free appraisal.
Planning authorities: Shropshire Council, Telford and Wrekin Council.
Towns in Shropshire
Questions about garden plots in Shropshire
Which council decides planning for a garden plot in Shropshire?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Shropshire include Shropshire Council and Telford and Wrekin Council. 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.
Can you build a new home in my garden in Shropshire 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.
Can neighbours in Shropshire 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.
How long does planning take for a garden plot in Shropshire?
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.