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Build a new home in your garden in Bedlington

Keep the land, gain a home: that is the design and build route we offer to garden owners in Bedlington. Instead of selling a plot to a developer, you commission the new house yourself, with us managing design, planning, approvals and construction on your behalf.

It suits owners who can fund a build, or arrange finance for one, and who want the finished home rather than a land sale. If that isn’t you, our sell-or-partner routes may fit better, and the free appraisal compares both for your plot so you can choose with the facts in front of you.

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Timber-frame house under construction with scaffolding at the bottom of a back garden, seen from the patio
Planning authority
Northumberland County Council
Postcodes
NE22
Noon sun, 21 March
About 35°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 7.2 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Northumberland

Bedlington: light, access and policy

Daylight is one of the first things Northumberland County Council will check on a garden house. At midday on 21 March the sun in Bedlington stands roughly 35° above the horizon, so an eaves line about 5 m high casts a shadow of around 7.2 m. On 21 December the sun is only about 11° up and shadows stretch far longer.

That’s why the gap between your house and the new one, and the height of the new roof, are set by measurement rather than guesswork. A lower eaves line, a hipped roof or a single-storey section can make a real difference to the gardens either side.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Bedlington: about 35 degrees on 21 March and 11 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 35°, shadow 7.2 m21 Dec, noon: sun 11°, shadow 24.7 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Bedlington on 21 March sits about 35° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 7.2 m. In December the sun is only about 11° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

From first call to decision

Getting started in Bedlington takes one step from you: send your address and a few photos of the garden, or call us. We check the title plan, access and planning constraints from our desk, then talk the plot through. If it looks viable we arrange a visit, discuss whether you want to sell, let or keep the new home, and set out the survey and design stage in writing before you commit.

  1. Free plot appraisal

    We check the title plan, access, constraints and planning policy from our desk, talk the plot through with you, and visit if it looks viable. There’s no cost and no obligation.

  2. Survey and design

    A measured survey records levels, boundaries, trees and neighbouring windows. We then design a layout and house that suit the plot, the street and your budget, and decide whether pre-application advice is worth seeking.

  3. Planning and approvals

    We submit the planning application and manage it to a decision, then deal with conditions, Building Regulations approval, the structural warranty, any build-over agreement and the new utility connections.

  4. Written quote and build

    Once design and survey are complete you get a written quote. The build runs in stages — access and groundworks, foundations, frame and roof, fit-out and external works — with inspections at each key point.

Worth checking early

  • Your own garden gets smaller and the new home will be visible from your house, so screening and separation matter for both homes.
  • Planning can be refused, and money spent on surveys, design and the application isn’t recovered if it is — which is why we start with an appraisal.
  • You fund the build and carry the cost risk; ground conditions, sewer diversions or supply upgrades found later can move the price.

Bedlington: questions to ask

How close can a new house be to my own in Bedlington?

There’s no single national distance. Many councils use separation guides of around 21 metres between facing back windows and around 12 to 15 metres between a back window and a blank side wall, but the guidance used by Northumberland County Council decides. Window positions, ground levels, roof shape and screening all affect what is acceptable, which is why we survey before we design.

Do you visit gardens in Bedlington before giving advice?

We start with a desk review of the title plan, access, constraints and planning policy, then talk the plot through with you. If it looks viable, we arrange a site visit to see the access, levels, trees and neighbouring windows for ourselves. The appraisal is free and carries no obligation.

Can I build a house in my garden in Bedlington and keep the land?

Yes. On our design and build route you remain the owner while we design the home, apply to Northumberland County Council for planning, deal with Building Regulations and build it. The finished house can be sold, let or kept for family. Whether your plot can take a house depends on access, space, neighbours and local policy, and the decision rests with the council.

Can the new home in my Bedlington garden connect to the main sewer?

Usually, yes, but the route and depth decide how easily. The new home needs its own foul connection, agreed with the water company, and gravity drainage is simplest where the sewer sits lower than the new floor. If it doesn’t, a pumped connection may be needed. Where a public sewer runs under your garden, a build-over agreement or diversion may also be required.

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