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Tandem and landlocked plots in Earl Shilton

Plots behind houses in Earl Shilton with narrow, shared or missing access are easy to give up on too early. The land may be ideal, with the way in the only obstacle. Sometimes that obstacle is a ransom strip; sometimes it’s a right of way written decades ago for a garage or a field.

Backland Development is new, part of the S&K Group, and we’ll be straight with you about whether the access can be solved. If it can, we explain the routes, from a direct sale to a design and build, and what each would involve with Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council.

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Narrow gravel drive running between two brick houses to an open gate and a garden plot behind
Planning authority
Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council
Postcodes
LE9
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.5 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Leicestershire

Before you decide in Earl Shilton

Neighbours matter twice on a landlocked plot. They may own the strip you need to cross, and they’ll be consulted when the application goes in. In Earl Shilton, as in Hinckley, Leicester and Wigston, a calm, early conversation about a shared access usually goes better than a letter arriving out of the blue.

We can make that approach with you. Any deal on the access is written down first, then the planning case is built to suit the council’s Local Plan and the guidance the council uses.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Earl Shilton: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 14 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.5 m21 Dec, noon: sun 14°, shadow 20.1 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Earl Shilton on 21 March sits about 37° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.5 m. In December the sun is only about 14° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What happens next in Earl Shilton

Once you get in touch about land in Earl Shilton, we look at the title plan and any rights of way from the desk, then talk it through with you. If the access looks workable, we visit and measure the route, including the junction with the road. You get a plain account of the options before any planning work starts.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Worth checking early

  • Planning permission gives no right to cross land you don’t own; the legal access has to be secured separately.
  • Access is usually the deciding factor on these plots, so a large plot with a poor way in may not be a building plot at all.
  • Tandem layouts affect the front house’s privacy and quiet, and councils weigh that carefully.

Your questions, answered for Earl Shilton

Is a sprinkler system needed for a home at the end of a long drive in Earl Shilton?

It may be. In England, where a fire engine can’t get within 45 metres of all points inside the home, other measures, often sprinklers, may be accepted if building control and the fire service agree. In Wales, every new house needs sprinklers anyway. Building control decides what’s needed for the specific layout.

Can I build behind my house in Earl Shilton if the only way in is my drive?

Possibly. That would be a tandem layout, with the new home behind yours sharing your drive. Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council will look at the effect of cars passing your house, privacy, garden space and whether it suits the area. Fire and bin access also need checking. The decision is the council’s, and a good design improves the odds.

How long does sorting access on a Earl Shilton plot usually take?

It varies. Confirming an existing right of way can take a few weeks of solicitor time. Negotiating with a neighbour or a ransom strip owner often takes longer, and depends on how quickly everyone agrees and takes advice. Once we’ve seen the title and the route, we can give you a sensible estimate.

Will Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council accept a shared drive for a new home in Earl Shilton?

It can, but shared drives are looked at closely. The council will consider the width, visibility at the road, the effect on the house beside the drive, and whether fire and bin access work. A drive with a clear gap from windows and screening alongside generally fares better.

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