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Building on a corner plot or side garden in Egham

If your house in Egham 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
Runnymede Borough Council
Postcodes
GU25, TW20
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.3 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Surrey

Egham: light, access and policy

Corner plots in Egham raise a highways question early on. Drivers turning the corner need to see each other, and a new drive close to the junction needs its own clear view of the road. The highway authority comments on these points and controls new dropped kerbs separately from planning.

Homes in GU25 and TW20 on wide corners often have room to place a drive well away from the junction. On tighter corners, a smaller home or a drive onto the quieter road may be the answer. Either way, Runnymede Borough Council will want to see that the layout is safe.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Egham: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.3 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.5 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Egham on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.3 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

The next steps, locally

Give us your Egham address and a sense of what you’re hoping for. Our desktop review covers the policies Runnymede Borough Council works to, recent applications on nearby side and corner plots, and anything in your title that might restrict building. A clear result leads to a visit when it suits you, after which we explain each route and what it would mean in practice.

  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

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

Questions about garden plots in Egham

Will a new drive near the corner be allowed in Egham?

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 I attach a new home to my house in Egham?

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 you build a home beside my house in Egham 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 Egham?

The planning decision belongs to Runnymede Borough 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 Egham

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