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Planning permission for a garden plot in Corby

If you have already had a garden application refused in Corby, a fresh look can help. We read the decision notice and officer’s report, check them against local policy and the plot itself, and tell you plainly whether a revised scheme, an appeal or stepping back makes most sense.

For new applications the approach is the same, just earlier: identify the issues that decide garden schemes locally and deal with them in the design before anything is submitted. Permission is always the council’s decision, but a well-prepared application gives it the clearest basis to make one.

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Architect’s desk with a site plan, floor plan, sections and elevations for a small new house
Planning authority
North Northamptonshire Council
Postcodes
NN17, NN18
Noon sun, 21 March
About 38°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.5 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Northamptonshire

What the council will look at in Corby

Planning histories across NN17 and NN18 are public, and they are one of the most useful things we check. Earlier decisions on nearby plots show how North Northamptonshire Council has applied its policies in practice: what was approved, what was refused and why.

We use that history to shape the design and to support the application where similar schemes have succeeded. Where nearby refusals exist, we read the reasons carefully, because they show exactly which issues the council is likely to raise on your plot.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Corby: about 38 degrees on 21 March and 14 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 38°, shadow 6.5 m21 Dec, noon: sun 14°, shadow 20.0 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Corby: around 38° of sun at midday in late March and about 14° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

How we’d take it forward in Corby

When a decision on your Corby application arrives, we go through it with you line by line. If permission is granted, we explain each condition, which ones must be approved before work starts, and the time limit. If it’s refused, we review the reasons and set out the options, with a straight view on the prospects of each.

  1. Free plot appraisal

    We review the title plan, access, constraints, policy and planning history around your address, then talk it through with you. If the plot looks viable we visit, and tell you plainly whether an application is worth making.

  2. Surveys and design

    A measured survey comes first, followed by the specialist surveys the plot needs, such as trees or ecology. The layout is designed around access, privacy, daylight, parking, bins and garden space for both homes.

  3. Pre-application advice

    Where policy is tight or the plot unusual, we put a draft scheme to the council’s planners first. Their written response shows which issues to fix before you pay the full application fee.

  4. Submit and manage

    We complete the forms, ownership certificate, drawings and statements, pay the fee on your behalf and submit. During consultation we answer officers’ questions, respond to consultees and agree amendments where they help.

Worth checking early

  • Conditions can add cost and work before building starts, such as approved drainage details, tree protection or a construction management plan.
  • Neighbours have a formal say during consultation, and the council must weigh any planning objections they raise.
  • Specialist surveys can be needed at short notice when a consultee raises an issue, adding cost and time.

Questions about garden plots in Corby

What documents are needed for a garden plot application in Corby?

North Northamptonshire Council publishes a local validation list, as every council does. Typically you need the forms, a location plan with the site and access edged in red, a site plan, floor plans, elevations, an ownership certificate and the fee, plus reports the plot calls for, such as trees, ecology, drainage and access. We prepare to the list for your address.

How long will my Corby garden plot application take?

The statutory period for a minor application, such as one or a few new homes, is 8 weeks from validation, in both England and Wales. Many take longer, and the council may ask you to agree an extension in writing. If no decision is made in time and no extension is agreed, you can appeal for non-determination.

How close to neighbours can a new home in Corby be?

It depends on the council’s guidance and the window layout. Many councils use around 21 metres between facing back windows and around 12 to 15 metres between a back window and a blank side wall, but the guide used by North Northamptonshire Council decides. Screening, levels, roof form and window positions can all change what is acceptable.

Is pre-application advice available in Corby?

Most planning authorities, including North Northamptonshire Council, offer pre-application advice, usually for a fee, with their own response times. It isn’t compulsory and doesn’t bind the final decision, but for a garden plot with a tight access, strict policy or an earlier refusal, it can show which issues to resolve before you apply formally.

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