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How councils on the Isle of Wight look at it
Planning rules for rear gardens on the Isle of Wight come in layers. National tests come from the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), each council’s Local Plan adds local ones, and many councils publish design guidance with separation distances and garden sizes. Many use around 21 metres between facing back windows, but the figure your own council uses is the one that counts. Because those local rules differ from one council to the next, we check the policies for your exact address before suggesting any layout, and we tell you plainly if a garden is unlikely to work.
Planning authorities covering the Isle of Wight include Isle of Wight Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
We look at your garden using maps, the title plan and the planning history around you, then talk it through with you. If it looks workable we arrange a site visit. There’s no cost and no obligation.
Measure and test the layout
We check depth, the width of the way in, levels, trees, drains and what lies behind, then sketch what could realistically fit: one home, two, or nothing worth pursuing, before anyone pays for an application.
Choose your route
You decide whether to sell the plot outright, sell subject to planning, grant an option, team up with neighbours, or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a home on it.
Planning application
We prepare the drawings and reports, usually take pre-application advice, and submit. The council consults neighbours and decides. Small schemes often take a few months from submission, longer if surveys or amendments are needed.
Sale or build
If you sell, your solicitor handles the transfer of part and your lender’s release of the plot. If you build, we give a written quote after design and survey, then build and hand over the new home.
Large rear gardens in towns across the Isle of Wight
Questions about large rear gardens on the Isle of Wight
What fire and drainage rules apply to garden homes on the Isle of Wight?
Every new home must allow for fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). On drainage, expect a drainage plan the council will want to see. Both can affect where a home sits in a long garden and how the drive is laid out, so we check them early rather than after the design is drawn.
Which councils decide garden plot applications on the Isle of Wight?
Applications go to the local planning authority for your address. Across the Isle of Wight, the authorities include Isle of Wight Council. Each works to its own development plan and design guidance, so the tests for a rear garden home can differ from one council to the next. We check the right ones for your plot.
Can neighbours combine their gardens on the Isle of Wight?
Yes. Several adjoining back gardens can be put together for one scheme with a shared access, which can give a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their own house, and an agreement shares the value fairly even when only one garden provides the way in.
How long does planning take for a garden plot on the Isle of Wight?
The council usually has eight weeks from validation to decide a small application, though extensions are often agreed, and the whole process takes longer. Surveys, design work, pre-application advice and amendments all add time, and some ecology surveys can only be done at certain times of year. We’ll give you a realistic timetable for your plot rather than a promise.
Other options on the Isle of Wight
- Sell part of your garden on the Isle of Wight
- Planning permission for a garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Garage courts and yards on the Isle of Wight
- Plot feasibility and design on the Isle of Wight
- Joint venture on your garden plot on the Isle of Wight
- Planning promotion for your garden plot on the Isle of Wight