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Building in a large rear garden in Haslemere

Not every long garden in Haslemere should be built on, and we’d rather tell you that early. A deep plot with a narrow side gap, a steep slope or a big protected tree may be better left as garden. Others have enough depth and a usable way in to take a well-placed new home.

Our free appraisal sorts one from the other. If yours works, you can part with the land while staying in your house, agree an option or a conditional sale, or keep it and have us design and build. If it doesn’t, you’ve lost nothing but a conversation.

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Overhead view of three long, narrow back gardens with lawns, a greenhouse, vegetable beds and sheds
Planning authority
Waverley Borough Council
Postcodes
GU26, GU27
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.2 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Surrey

What the council will look at in Haslemere

Wherever your home sits within GU26 and GU27, 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 Haslemere, in nearby places such as Bordon, Godalming and Farnham. 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.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Haslemere: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.2 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.1 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Haslemere on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

How we’d take it forward in Haslemere

Send us your address in Haslemere and a rough idea of what you’d like. We check the planning history around you and the policies Waverley 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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 shorter garden changes how your own house feels to live in and may affect what it is worth.
  • A covenant, a mortgage, a public sewer or a protected tree can slow a scheme down or stop it altogether.
  • Surveys and drawings cost money before any decision. On a subject-to-planning sale we normally fund them; on a build you do.

Questions about garden plots in Haslemere

How long does planning take for a garden home in Haslemere?

It varies. Small schemes often take a few months from submission to decision, and longer if surveys, amendments or extra consultation are needed. Pre-application advice and early surveys add time at the start but can save time later. We won’t promise a date, because the council sets the pace.

Can I build a house in my back garden in Haslemere?

Possibly, if the garden is deep enough, has a safe way in and a new home wouldn’t harm the neighbours or the character of the street. A new separate home always needs planning permission, and Waverley Borough Council makes the decision. A free appraisal will tell you whether your garden is worth taking further.

Can you build a home for my family in my garden in Haslemere?

Yes. If you keep the land, we can design the home, apply for planning permission, build it once permission is granted and arrange the structural warranty lenders usually expect. You receive a written quote after design and survey. If the home is for a relative who will share your kitchen and front door, an annexe may suit better.

Does it cost anything to have my Haslemere 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.

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Find out what your garden could become

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

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