Backland development in Atherstone

Backland Development is a new brand within the S&K Group, helping homeowners in Atherstone 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
North Warwickshire Borough Council
Postcodes
CV9
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Noon sun, 21 December
About 14°
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Warwickshire

The kinds of plot we look at in Atherstone

Land that’s hard to reach isn’t automatically a lost cause. In Atherstone, as anywhere, a plot behind houses with narrow, shared or no access can sometimes be opened up by combining it with a neighbour’s garden, using an existing shared drive, or buying the strip of land that controls the way in. Ransom strips and rights of way need careful legal checks, and the council will look hard at a tandem layout where one house sits directly behind another. We’ll tell you honestly whether the access problem can be solved.

Planning and light in Atherstone

Small planning applications in Atherstone are usually decided by planning officers at North Warwickshire Borough Council under delegated powers, and national and council rules set out when, if ever, one goes to a planning committee instead. Either way, the application is judged on material considerations such as overlooking, daylight, highway safety and design, not on loss of a view or property values. A well-evidenced application that clearly addresses the policies in the council’s Local Plan gives your plot the fairest hearing. We prepare it with you and keep you informed; the decision rests with the council.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Atherstone: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 14 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.5 m21 Dec, noon: sun 14°, shadow 20.1 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Atherstone on 21 March sits about 37° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.5 m. In December the sun is only about 14° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What we can do in Atherstone

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

What happens next

Getting a first view of your plot in Atherstone costs nothing. Send us the address through the form, or give us a call, and we’ll check access, size, title and the planning picture from our desk. If it looks promising, we’ll visit, explain the routes that could work and put the main terms in writing before you’re asked to decide anything.

Questions about garden plots in Atherstone

What happens if planning is refused for a plot in Atherstone?

If you agreed a sale subject to planning, the contract doesn’t complete and you keep your land. We’ll then look at the reasons North Warwickshire Borough Council gave and tell you honestly whether a revised application, an appeal or stopping is the sensible choice. Nothing about your own house changes.

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

How much is my garden plot in Atherstone 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.

Do you look at garage courts and yards in Atherstone?

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.

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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.