- Planning authority
- Monmouthshire County Council
- Postcodes
- NP16
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Gwent
How it plays out in Chepstow
Take a walk round the junctions near you, in Chepstow and in Bradley Stoke, Southmead and Monmouth. 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 Development Plan (LDP) and any design guidance Monmouthshire County 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 Chepstow
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, Monmouthshire County 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.
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.
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.
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.
- Corners kept open by design can be harder to build on than they look; character can matter more than space.
- A new drive close to a junction may not be acceptable to the highway authority, which can force a different layout.
Chepstow: questions to ask
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Chepstow?
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 Monmouthshire County Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Is my Chepstow side garden wide enough for a new house?
It depends on how wide homes are in your street, the gaps between them, whether the new home would be attached or detached and what the council’s design guidance says. There’s no single minimum width. We measure your plot and the street as part of a free appraisal.
Will a new drive near the corner be allowed in Chepstow?
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.
Can you build a home beside my house in Chepstow 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 Chepstow
- Garden plot option agreement
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Bungalows on large plots
- Plot feasibility and design
- Sell part of your garden
- Planning promotion for your garden plot