- Planning authority
- East Cambridgeshire District Council
- Postcodes
- CB7
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.5 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Cambridgeshire
How it plays out in Ely
A new home beside yours affects light to your side windows and your neighbour’s. Around the spring equinox, the noon sun over Ely climbs to roughly 38°, and a 5 m eaves line then casts a shadow close to 6.5 m long. By December the midday sun reaches only about 14°, so the same wall shades far more ground.
On a side plot that shadow may fall across your own flank wall or the neighbour’s garden. We model it for your actual plot, and adjust the footprint, roof shape or gap at the side so the new home doesn’t take more light than it should.
From first call to decision
An enquiry about a side plot in Ely can begin with a quick call and a couple of photos of the side of your house and the street. We follow up with a desktop appraisal and, if it’s promising, a site visit. If you sell, heads of terms come next and your solicitor takes over. If you build, we move to survey and design, then a written quote.
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
- The council decides, and neighbours are consulted; a sensible design can still be refused or need changes.
- Losing a side garden or drive changes how your house works day to day, from parking to getting bins round the back.
- Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.
Ely: questions to ask
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Ely?
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 East Cambridgeshire District Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Will a new drive near the corner be allowed in Ely?
Only if drivers would have a clear enough view of the road and the junction stays safe. The highway authority comments on this and controls new dropped kerbs. Drives very close to a corner are often resisted, so we check the position on site before designing.
Is there a fee for checking my side plot in Ely?
There’s no fee. The appraisal is free and you’re under no obligation. We work from maps, the title and a phone call first, and only visit if the plot seems worth it. Nothing binds you until you’ve picked a route and read the written terms.
Can you build a home beside my house in Ely 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.
Other options in Ely
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Bungalows on large plots
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Large rear gardens
- Garage courts and yards
- Planning promotion for your garden plot