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What to know in Nottinghamshire
Drainage and wildlife often shape garden plots in Nottinghamshire more than owners expect. A new home needs somewhere for rainwater and foul water to go, and you will need a drainage plan the council will want to see. Mature gardens can matter for wildlife, so expect biodiversity net gain rules to come into the design, along with tree surveys where large trees stand near the proposed home or drive. Public sewers crossing the garden may need a build-over agreement with the water company. None of this is a reason to give up, but it is a reason to survey before designing.
Planning authorities covering Nottinghamshire include Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Nottingham City Council, Rushcliffe Borough 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 Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham
- Mansfield
- Carlton
- Worksop
- Newark-on-Trent
- Arnold
- Beeston
- West Bridgford
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Hucknall
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Retford
- Eastwood
- Mansfield Woodhouse
- Stapleford
Questions about large rear gardens in Nottinghamshire
Can neighbours combine their gardens in Nottinghamshire?
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.
Do I have to sell, or will you build on my land in Nottinghamshire?
Either works. On the selling side there’s an outright sale, a sale subject to planning, an option, or a planning promotion on bigger or combined gardens. On the building side, you keep the land and we take a new home from design through planning to handover. A free appraisal comes first.
Do you look at large rear gardens in Nottinghamshire?
Yes. We cover the whole of Nottinghamshire, as part of our coverage across England and Wales. Send us your address and a few details about your garden, and we’ll carry out a free desktop appraisal before suggesting a site visit.
Can neighbours in Nottinghamshire combine their gardens?
Yes. Putting two or more adjoining back gardens together can allow one shared access and a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their house. The owners usually sign a collaboration agreement, with an equalisation clause so that value is shared fairly even though only one garden provides the access. Each household should take its own legal advice.