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How councils in the East Riding of Yorkshire look at it
Where a plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire has no workable access on its own, the neighbours often hold the answer. A strip of a side garden can be bought, a right of way can be granted, or two or three gardens can be put together so one shared drive serves them all. Each owner keeps their house, and the value is shared under a written agreement. We can approach neighbours with you, and nobody is ever pressed to take part.
Planning authorities covering the East Riding of Yorkshire include East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
We start with the access, not the plot: title plans, rights of way, the width on the ground and the route to the road. It’s a desktop check and a conversation, with a site visit if it looks viable, at no cost.
Title and access check
With your solicitor we confirm who owns every strip between the plot and the road, what rights already exist and whether they cover a new home. Any ransom strip or missing right shows up at this stage.
Secure the way in
If a right of way needs widening, a strip needs buying or a neighbour needs to come in, we agree the approach with you and negotiate it, so the terms are settled before planning money is spent.
Planning application
We design a layout that answers the access, privacy and neighbour questions councils ask about tandem and backland plots, then apply. The council consults neighbours and decides, and the decision is always the council’s.
Sale or build
Depending on the route you chose, the sale completes through a transfer of part, or you keep the land and we give a written quote for building the new home after design and survey.
Tandem and landlocked plots in towns across the East Riding of Yorkshire
Questions about tandem and landlocked plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire
What is a ransom strip, and are they common in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
A ransom strip is land controlling access to a plot, whose owner can ask for payment before allowing anyone across. They can turn up anywhere, often as verges, strips kept back by developers, or parts of private lanes. We check for them at the appraisal stage.
Can landlocked land in the East Riding of Yorkshire ever be built on?
Yes, if a legal access can be secured. That might mean buying a strip, agreeing a right of way, using a back lane, or combining with a neighbour. Planning permission alone doesn’t give a right to cross someone else’s land.
What does a free appraisal cover for a plot with difficult access in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
It looks at the title plan, existing rights of way, who owns each part of the route, the width on the ground and the planning picture. We begin from maps, the title and the planning record, talk it over with you, and only then visit if the land seems workable. You pay nothing and owe nothing.
Which council decides planning for a garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering the East Riding of Yorkshire include East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. Each judges applications against its own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.
Other options in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Sell subject to planning in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Garden plot option agreement in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Joint venture on your garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Plot feasibility and design in the East Riding of Yorkshire