- Planning authority
- Stratford-on-Avon District Council
- Postcodes
- CV37
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.4 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Warwickshire
Before you decide in Stratford-upon-Avon
Corner plots in Stratford-upon-Avon 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 CV37 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, Stratford-on-Avon District Council will want to see that the layout is safe.
What happens next in Stratford-upon-Avon
An enquiry about a side plot in Stratford-upon-Avon 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.
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.
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
- 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.
- Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.
Stratford-upon-Avon: questions to ask
Can I attach a new home to my house in Stratford-upon-Avon?
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.
Could I sell just my side garden in Stratford-upon-Avon 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.
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Stratford-upon-Avon?
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 Stratford-on-Avon District Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Can you build a home beside my house in Stratford-upon-Avon 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 Stratford-upon-Avon
- Sell part of your garden
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Build a new home in your garden
- Build a home for family in your garden