Garden Plots and Backland Development in Tyne and Wear

Nation: England
Planning authorities: 5
Towns we cover: 14
City: Newcastle upon Tyne

Sell, partner or build in Tyne and Wear

Your route depends on how much money, time and involvement you want from your garden. A direct sale, subject to survey, title and contract, is the simplest. A conditional sale, option or promotion can reflect more of the value a planning permission adds, with nothing upfront on promotion and reasonable legal fees covered on options. Design and build keeps the land yours. We’ll explain which of these fit your plot in Tyne and Wear during the free appraisal.

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

The planning picture in Tyne and Wear

Nationally, the NPPF sets the framework that every council in England works within. Locally, each planning authority across Tyne and Wear 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 Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City 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: Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council, Sunderland City Council.

Towns in Tyne and Wear

Questions about garden plots in Tyne and Wear

How much is a garden plot in Tyne and Wear 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.

Can you build a new home in my garden in Tyne and Wear 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.

Do you buy garden plots in Tyne and Wear?

Yes. We buy suitable garden plots across Tyne and Wear directly, with or without planning permission, always subject to survey, title and contract. We also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion and joint ventures. Which route fits depends on your plot, so the starting point is a free, no-obligation appraisal.

Which council decides planning for a garden plot in Tyne and Wear?

The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Tyne and Wear include Gateshead Council, Newcastle City Council, North Tyneside Council, South Tyneside Council and Sunderland City 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.

Backland development in Tyne and Wear