Garden Plots and New Homes in Banstead

Planning authority: Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Postcodes: KT20, SM7
Noon sun, 21 March: About 39°
Noon sun, 21 December: About 15°
Planning plan: Local Plan
County: Surrey

The kinds of plot we look at in Banstead

The classic garden plot is a long back garden with enough width beside the house for a driveway. If you have one in Banstead, that’s a good starting point, but it isn’t the only kind we consider. Corner plots and wide side gardens can work well because they often face a road already. Garage courts and yards behind houses may have access in place. Even land with no obvious way in can sometimes work, if a neighbour’s garden or a shared drive can provide one.

Planning and light in Banstead

Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Banstead, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 15° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 39°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. On a garden plot anywhere in KT20 and SM7, 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 Reigate and Banstead Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.

Noon sun in Banstead on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What we can do in Banstead

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

What happens next

The next step is simple. Use the form or call us with your Banstead address and, if you can, a rough idea of the garden’s length, width and how a vehicle might reach it. We’ll do a desktop check, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if the plot looks viable. There’s no cost and no obligation.

Questions about garden plots in Banstead

Do you look at garage courts and yards in Banstead?

Yes. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old yards and outbuildings behind houses can sometimes take a new home, especially where a vehicle access already exists. We check who owns the access, what rights others have over it and what the ground was used for, as part of the free appraisal.

How much is my garden plot in Banstead 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.

How long does a garden plot deal in Banstead usually take?

It depends on the route. A sale of a plot that already has planning moves at the pace of the solicitors and your lender. Routes that need planning usually take many months, because of surveys, design, the council’s decision period and any amendments. Design and build usually takes well over a year in total.

Can I sell part of my garden in Banstead?

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

Backland development in Banstead