- Planning authority
- Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council
- Postcodes
- CV10, CV11
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.5 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Warwickshire
Before you decide in Nuneaton
Corner plots in Nuneaton 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 CV10 and CV11 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, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council will want to see that the layout is safe.
What happens next in Nuneaton
Give us your Nuneaton address and a sense of what you’re hoping for. Our desktop review covers the policies Nuneaton and Bedworth 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.
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
- Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.
- Corners kept open by design can be harder to build on than they look; character can matter more than space.
- Losing a side garden or drive changes how your house works day to day, from parking to getting bins round the back.
Nuneaton: questions to ask
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Nuneaton?
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 Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Which body approves a new home on a side plot in Nuneaton?
The planning decision belongs to Nuneaton and Bedworth 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.
Is my Nuneaton 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 Nuneaton?
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.
Other options in Nuneaton
- Bungalows on large plots
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Garage courts and yards
- Large rear gardens
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Sell subject to planning