- Planning authority
- Gedling Borough Council
- Postcodes
- NG4
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.6 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Nottinghamshire
How it plays out in Carlton
We cover gardens in Carlton and nearby places such as Nottingham, West Bridgford and Arnold, with the same process wherever you are: a free desktop appraisal, a visit if the plot looks viable, then survey and design.
Some of those places may fall under a different council from Gedling Borough Council, and each local planning authority has its own design guidance, validation list and pre-application service. We confirm which authority covers your address at the start, so the application is prepared for the right requirements first time and avoids delays at validation.
The next steps, locally
Getting started in Carlton 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.
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.
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.
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.
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
- Building and selling a new home can change your tax position compared with selling only your house; take advice from a tax adviser first.
- Your own garden gets smaller and the new home will be visible from your house, so screening and separation matter for both homes.
- A build next door means months of noise, deliveries and contractors near your home; good planning reduces the disruption but doesn’t remove it.
Carlton: questions to ask
Do you visit gardens in Carlton 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.
Who decides planning for a garden house in Carlton?
Gedling Borough Council decides applications for addresses in Carlton, using the council’s Local Plan, national policy and its own design guidance. Neighbours and consultees such as highways officers can comment, and the decision is made by the council’s planning officers or, where the rules allow, its planning committee. Pre-application advice from the council can help test a scheme before the formal application is submitted.
Will I pay Community Infrastructure Levy on a new home in Carlton?
Only if Gedling Borough Council has adopted a Community Infrastructure Levy charging schedule; not every council has. Where it applies, it can be charged on a new home of any size. A self-build exemption exists for people building a home to live in, but it must be claimed before work starts, so we check the position at design stage.
Can I build a house in my garden in Carlton and keep the land?
Yes. On our design and build route you remain the owner while we design the home, apply to Gedling Borough 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.
Other options in Carlton
- Plot feasibility and design
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Large rear gardens
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning promotion for your garden plot