- Planning authority
- Basildon Borough Council
- Postcodes
- SS13, SS14, SS15, SS16
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Essex
What shapes a plot in Basildon
A bungalow plot in Basildon can work well as a home for family, a smaller home for yourself, or a sale to fund a move elsewhere, perhaps towards Stanford-le-Hope, Wickford and Billericay or further afield. Each of those suits a different route, and the right one depends on how involved you want to be.
Whatever you choose, Basildon Borough Council will judge the scheme on its effect on neighbours and the street rather than on who it is for. The design has to stand on its own against the council’s Local Plan, which is why we test it properly before any application goes in.
From first call to decision
After a free appraisal, we set out what could realistically fit on your Basildon plot: a home behind, a home beside, or a replacement scheme. You choose the route that suits you, whether that’s selling, partnering or having us build, and only then do we start on drawings and planning work. Nothing is spent on design until you’ve decided.
Free plot appraisal
We look at the plot’s width and depth, the access, the planning history nearby and the character of the street, then talk through what you want. It’s free, with no obligation, and a site visit follows if it looks viable.
Choose your route
You can sell a plot and stay put, sell subject to planning, grant an option, enter a joint venture, or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Planning application
We prepare drawings and reports designed around single-storey neighbours and the street scene, usually seek pre-application advice, and submit. The council consults neighbours and makes the decision.
Sale or build
If you sell, your solicitor handles the transfer and any lender release. If we build, you receive a written quote after design and survey, and the new home is built and handed over to you.
Worth checking early
- You’ll keep a smaller garden, and a drive alongside your bungalow brings cars past your windows.
- A two-storey home on a road of bungalows is often resisted, so designs may need to stay low.
- Filling the gap beside a bungalow can change the look of the street, which councils weigh carefully.
Basildon: questions to ask
Will Basildon Borough Council allow a two-storey house next to bungalows in Basildon?
It depends on the street and the design. Councils are often cautious about two-storey homes among single-storey neighbours because of overlooking and the change to the street. Chalet designs with rooms in the roof are a common compromise, but the council decides.
Will neighbours in Basildon be able to object to a new home next to my bungalow?
They can comment on the planning application, and Basildon Borough Council takes their views into account. They don’t have a veto. Designs that avoid overlooking and shadow usually draw fewer and weaker objections.
Can I build a second home on my bungalow plot in Basildon?
Possibly, if the plot is wide or deep enough and has a workable way in. The new home needs planning permission from Basildon Borough Council, which will look at the street scene, neighbours’ privacy and light, garden space and parking. A free appraisal tells you what is realistic.
Is it worth replacing my bungalow in Basildon with more homes?
Sometimes, where the plot is large and the bungalow is dated or poorly placed. Replacement can fit more homes than building behind, but you would need to move out during the work. We compare both approaches for your plot during the appraisal.
Other options in Basildon
- Sell part of your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Garden plot option agreement
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Large rear gardens