- Planning authority
- Ashfield District Council
- Postcodes
- NG17
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.7 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Nottinghamshire
Before you decide in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Replacing a bungalow in NG17 with two or more homes needs planning permission for the new homes, and Ashfield District Council will look closely at the number of homes, their height, parking, bins and garden space for each household.
A replacement can sometimes fit better than squeezing a new home behind a bungalow that stays, because the whole plot can be laid out from scratch. Neighbours are consulted either way, and a design that respects single-storey homes next door usually meets fewer objections.
How we’d take it forward in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
Once you’ve chosen a route, we prepare the planning case for Ashfield District Council, usually starting with pre-application advice. Neighbours are consulted when the application goes in, we answer any queries from the planning officer, and the council decides. If you’re selling, your solicitor handles the transfer; if we’re building, you receive a written quote after design and survey, before any construction is agreed.
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.
Compare the options
We sketch what could realistically fit: a home behind, a home beside, or a replacement scheme. You see the trade-offs for each, including what happens to your own garden and parking, before choosing a route.
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.
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
- Covenants on older estates can limit building, and resolving one takes time and may cost money.
- A two-storey home on a road of bungalows is often resisted, so designs may need to stay low.
- Replacing the bungalow means moving out during demolition and building, which suits some owners and not others.
Kirkby-in-Ashfield: questions to ask
Can I sell part of my bungalow garden in Kirkby-in-Ashfield and stay living there?
Yes. You keep the bungalow and sell the land behind or beside it, with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract. If the bungalow is mortgaged, the lender must agree to release the plot. Take tax advice before you sell.
Will neighbours in Kirkby-in-Ashfield be able to object to a new home next to my bungalow?
They can comment on the planning application, and Ashfield District Council takes their views into account. They don’t have a veto. Designs that avoid overlooking and shadow usually draw fewer and weaker objections.
Will Ashfield District Council allow a two-storey house next to bungalows in Kirkby-in-Ashfield?
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.
Do I need to sell my Kirkby-in-Ashfield bungalow to develop the plot?
No. You can keep the bungalow and sell a plot, have us build on the land for you, or enter a joint venture. Replacing the bungalow is only one of several options, and staying put is often simpler.
Other options in Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Plot feasibility and design
- Sell subject to planning
- Large rear gardens
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Garden plot option agreement
- Build a home for family in your garden