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- Newport
Before you start on the Isle of Wight
Councils on the Isle of Wight look closely at how a garden home would be reached, because the access affects the neighbours as much as the new occupants. A feasibility study measures the drive width, the sightlines where it meets the highway, the distance to the bin collection point and the route for emergency services, then tests that against the Building Regulations and the council’s highway advice. For a new home that includes fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). If the access doesn’t work, little else matters, which is why we check it first.
Planning authorities covering the Isle of Wight include Isle of Wight Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
A desktop look at your plot, access, title plan and the planning picture, plus a conversation about what you want. If it looks viable we visit. There’s no cost and no obligation at this stage.
Scope and written quote
If you want to go further, we set out which surveys and checks your plot needs and what they will cost, in writing. Nothing is commissioned until you have agreed the scope and the price.
Survey and constraints check
A measured survey of the plot and its surroundings, then a check of the title, services, trees, flood risk and heritage designations, so the design starts from facts rather than guesses.
Access and capacity study
We test each workable route in and the number, size and position of homes the plot could hold, against separation distances, garden space, parking, bins and daylight for neighbours.
Concept designs and pre-application
Sketch layouts and simple elevations for the strongest options. Where it will help, we take one to the council for pre-application advice before anything is submitted.
Feasibility report and options
A clear yes, no or maybe, the reasons behind it, and the routes open to you: apply for planning, build, sell or partner. You decide what happens next, with no obligation to use us for it.
Feasibility and design in towns across the Isle of Wight
Questions about feasibility and design on the Isle of Wight
Do you carry out plot feasibility studies across the Isle of Wight?
Yes. We cover garden plots throughout the Isle of Wight, including in and around Newport, Ryde, Cowes and Sandown. Every enquiry starts with a free desktop appraisal and, where the plot looks viable, a site visit. Survey and design work beyond that is quoted in writing before you commit.
What happens after a feasibility study on the Isle of Wight?
You choose. With a clear yes or a promising maybe, you might apply for planning, build a home on the plot, or sell or partner on it. With a no, you have the reasons and the evidence. Whichever way you go, the report, survey and concept designs remain yours to use.
Which councils decide garden schemes on the Isle of Wight?
The local planning authority for your address decides. In this area that includes Isle of Wight Council. Each applies the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) alongside its own Local Plan and design guidance, so the tests for a garden scheme can differ from one council to the next. We check the policies that apply to your plot.
Can neighbours on the Isle of Wight combine their gardens?
Yes. Putting two or more adjoining back gardens together can allow one shared access and a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their house. The owners usually sign a collaboration agreement, with an equalisation clause so that value is shared fairly even though only one garden provides the access. Each household should take its own legal advice.
Other options on the Isle of Wight
- Sell subject to planning on the Isle of Wight
- Garage courts and yards on the Isle of Wight
- Build a new home in your garden on the Isle of Wight
- Joint venture on your garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Planning promotion for your garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Combine gardens with your neighbours on the Isle of Wight