- Planning authority
- Buckinghamshire Council
- Postcodes
- SL9
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Buckinghamshire
Before you decide in Gerrards Cross
Take a walk round the junctions near you, in Gerrards Cross and in Chalfont St Peter, Rickmansworth and Amersham. Side gardens that already have a house on them show the kind of thing the council has accepted before, although each new application stands on its own and is judged under today’s policy. A corner that is still open will draw closer attention.
Those local tests are written into the council’s Local Plan and any design guidance Buckinghamshire Council has adopted. Reading both before we draw means the scheme already answers the points an officer is likely to raise.
What happens next in Gerrards Cross
You stay in control after the appraisal. Selling means heads of terms in writing, read by your solicitor, before anything is signed. Building means survey and design ahead of a written quote. Whichever you choose, Buckinghamshire Council receives the application and asks your neighbours for comments, and a decision on a single home often takes a few months, longer if the design needs amending.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your plot on maps, the title plan and street views, check planning history nearby and talk it through with you. If a home beside yours looks possible we visit. No cost, no obligation.
Choose your route
Sell the plot outright, sell it subject to planning, or grant an option while you keep your house. Or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Design and planning
We draw a home that sits in the street rather than fighting it, usually take pre-application advice, and submit the application. The council consults neighbours and decides; small schemes often take a few months.
Sale or build
For a sale, your solicitor handles the transfer of part and any release from your lender. For a build, a written quote follows design and survey, then we build, arrange the warranty and hand over.
Worth checking early
- Losing a side garden or drive changes how your house works day to day, from parking to getting bins round the back.
- A new drive close to a junction may not be acceptable to the highway authority, which can force a different layout.
- The council decides, and neighbours are consulted; a sensible design can still be refused or need changes.
Gerrards Cross: questions to ask
Can I attach a new home to my house in Gerrards Cross?
Yes, where it suits the street, for example on the end of a semi-detached pair. It needs planning permission as a separate home, fire and sound separation under Building Regulations, and possibly a party wall agreement. We check whether attached or detached fits your road better.
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Gerrards Cross?
Possibly, if a new home would respect the building lines, keep the corner feeling open enough and allow safe visibility for drivers. It needs planning permission, and Buckinghamshire Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Can you build a home beside my house in Gerrards Cross for my family?
Yes. A home next door can give a parent or grown-up child their own front door while keeping them close. You keep the land; we draw the house, apply for permission, build it and arrange the structural warranty or other cover lenders accept. The written quote comes after design and survey.
Which body approves a new home on a side plot in Gerrards Cross?
The planning decision belongs to Buckinghamshire Council. It checks the proposal against the council’s Local Plan, national policy and its own design guidance, and asks neighbours and the highway authority for their views first. Our role is to prepare and submit a strong application; approval or refusal is the council’s call alone.
Other options in Gerrards Cross
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
- Garage courts and yards
- Build a new home in your garden
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Planning permission for a garden plot