Building on a corner plot or side garden in Bognor Regis

There are two ways to turn a side or corner plot in Bognor Regis into a new home. You can sell the land, keeping your house and letting the buyer handle planning and building. Or you can hold on to the land while we design and build the home, which you then keep, let or sell.

Both depend on the same groundwork: a home that respects the street, a safe drive, and enough garden and parking left for your own house. We check that first in a free garden plot appraisal, then help you weigh up the routes against what you want from the land.

New detached brick house on a corner plot beside an older semi-detached house
Planning authority
Arun District Council
Postcodes
PO21, PO22
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.1 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
West Sussex

How it plays out in Bognor Regis

Corner plots in Bognor Regis 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 PO21 and PO22 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, Arun District Council will want to see that the layout is safe.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Bognor Regis: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 16 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.1 m21 Dec, noon: sun 16°, shadow 17.7 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Bognor Regis on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.1 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.

How we’d take it forward in Bognor Regis

An enquiry about a side plot in Bognor Regis 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.

  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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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

  • A new drive close to a junction may not be acceptable to the highway authority, which can force a different layout.
  • 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.

Questions about garden plots in Bognor Regis

Can I build a house on my corner plot in Bognor Regis?

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

Is my Bognor Regis 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 Bognor Regis?

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 Bognor Regis 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 Bognor Regis

Corner and side plots near Bognor Regis

Find out what your garden could become

Free garden plot appraisal. No cost, no obligation, and a straight answer if it won’t work.