- Planning authority
- Elmbridge Borough Council
- Postcodes
- KT7, KT8
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 39°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Surrey
Before you decide in East Molesey
Wherever your home sits within KT7 and KT8, the street around it shapes what’s possible. Some roads already have houses built behind the originals, while elsewhere the gardens stay unbroken from end to end. Councils read that pattern when judging a new home, so we look at your surroundings as well as your plot.
The same applies if you live just outside East Molesey, in nearby places such as Esher, Walton-on-Thames and Sunbury-on-Thames. The first step doesn’t change: a free look at depth, access, levels and what a new home would mean for the people next door.
From first call to decision
Send us your address in East Molesey and a rough idea of what you’d like. We check the planning history around you and the policies Elmbridge Borough Council applies, and look for anything in the title that could get in the way. If the garden passes those checks, we arrange a visit at a time that suits you and explain each route in plain terms.
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.
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.
Worth checking early
- A covenant, a mortgage, a public sewer or a protected tree can slow a scheme down or stop it altogether.
- A shorter garden changes how your own house feels to live in and may affect what it is worth.
- Surveys and drawings cost money before any decision. On a subject-to-planning sale we normally fund them; on a build you do.
Your questions, answered for East Molesey
Can I sell the end of my garden in East Molesey and keep my house?
Yes. The plot is sold as a transfer of part and gets its own title at HM Land Registry. If your house is mortgaged, your lender must agree to release the plot. We can buy suitable plots with or without planning, always subject to survey, title and contract.
How do I find out if my East Molesey garden is big enough for a house?
Ask for a free garden plot appraisal. We measure depth and the width of the way in, check what lies behind, look at levels, trees and drainage, and compare your garden with your council’s separation and garden-size guidance. Size alone rarely settles it, because access and neighbours’ privacy matter just as much.
Who decides planning for a home in a East Molesey back garden?
Elmbridge Borough Council decides, using the council’s Local Plan, national policy and any local design guidance. It consults neighbours and other bodies before reaching a decision. We prepare the application and deal with the planning officer, but the outcome is always the council’s call.
Does it cost anything to have my East Molesey garden looked at?
No. The garden plot appraisal is free and carries no obligation. It starts with a desktop check and a conversation, and we arrange a site visit if your garden looks viable. You only commit to anything once you’ve chosen a route and seen the terms in writing.
Other options in East Molesey
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Sell part of your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Bungalows on large plots