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Building on a corner plot or side garden in Tiverton

If your house in Tiverton sits on a corner, or has a side garden much wider than its neighbours’, there may be room for a new home beside it. A home there would normally face the street with a frontage of its own. Planners call that infill, not backland, and it tends to make access and privacy simpler to resolve.

A free appraisal will tell you whether it’s realistic. Should the answer be yes, there are two paths: sell the plot while you stay in your home, or hold on to it and let us handle the design, the planning application and the build. Backland Development is new, part of the S&K Group, and if your plot isn’t right we’ll say so.

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New detached brick house on a corner plot beside an older semi-detached house
Planning authority
Mid Devon District Council
Postcodes
EX16
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.2 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Devon

What the council will look at in Tiverton

Light is a real test on side plots because the new home sits so close to existing ones. In midwinter the noon sun in Tiverton is only around 16° above the horizon, so even a modest roof can shade a neighbour’s side windows or garden for long periods.

Councils, including Mid Devon District Council, look at daylight and sunlight to existing homes when deciding applications. A lower eaves line, a hipped roof or a slightly wider gap at the side can make the difference, and we test those options before the drawings are finalised.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Tiverton: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 16 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.2 m21 Dec, noon: sun 16°, shadow 17.8 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Tiverton on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. In December the sun is only about 16° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What happens next in Tiverton

After you contact us about a side or corner plot in Tiverton, we start with a desktop check: maps, the title plan, street views and nearby planning history. We then call to talk through what you want. If the plot looks viable, we visit, measure the street and check the drive position. You get a plain summary of the options, with no obligation.

  1. 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.

  2. Read the street

    We measure the plot and record the building line, the gaps between houses, roof heights, materials and boundary walls, then check where a new drive could go and what drivers would be able to see from it.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Worth checking early

  • 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.
  • Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.

Tiverton: questions to ask

Can you build a home beside my house in Tiverton 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.

Can I attach a new home to my house in Tiverton?

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 Tiverton?

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 Mid Devon District Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.

Could I sell just my side garden in Tiverton and stay put?

Yes. Legally it’s a transfer of part: HM Land Registry gives the side plot a title of its own, while your house keeps the rest. A mortgage lender has to consent to releasing the plot from its charge. Where the plot suits, we buy with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract.

Other options in Tiverton

Corner and side plots near Tiverton

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