- Planning authority
- Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead
- Postcodes
- SL4
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 39°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Berkshire
What shapes a plot in Windsor
A finished home in a joint venture is sold, or handed back to you, into a local market that includes Windsor and places such as Slough, Egham and Staines-upon-Thames. Who might buy or rent it shapes the design: the number of bedrooms, parking and garden size all affect what it’s worth and how quickly it sells.
We talk that through with you before the design is fixed. Value depends on location, size, access, the permission and the finish, so we won’t quote figures before an appraisal, but we will explain what drives them and how the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead is likely to view the size of home proposed.
The next steps, locally
Before any agreement for a Windsor garden, we recommend three conversations: one with us about the scheme and structure, one with your own solicitor about security for your land and your exit rights, and one with a tax adviser about how the deal affects you. Then decide in your own time, with no obligation from the appraisal.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your title plan, access, neighbouring homes and the council’s planning policies, then talk through what might be built and whether a joint venture or a simpler sale suits you better.
Choose the structure
We explain the options side by side: a share of sale proceeds, a share of profit, a home back for your land, or a land payment plus a share. You choose what fits your plans and appetite for risk.
Planning and build
We fund and manage the planning application, Building Regulations approval and construction, reporting costs and progress to you at agreed points. The council decides the application, and building control checks the work.
Sale or handover
The new homes are sold and the proceeds are split as agreed through the solicitors, or your new home is handed over with its warranty, title and certificates in place.
Worth checking early
- A joint venture takes longer than any sale: planning, then building, then selling or handover.
- Tax can differ from a simple sale of garden land, so take advice from a tax adviser before you sign.
- You’ll live next to a building site, and the new home’s design affects your own house and garden.
Your questions, answered for Windsor
Does my land stay in my name during a joint venture in Windsor?
It can. One option keeps the land in your name until an agreed stage, with us building under a licence. Another transfers it earlier with a legal charge in your favour. Your solicitor advises which suits you, bearing in mind that a lender funding the build will want security too.
Can I do a joint venture on my garden in Windsor without paying anything?
In the usual structure, yes. You contribute the land, and we fund design, planning, construction and sale. You may still have your own costs, such as tax or your mortgage lender’s charges, so ask your solicitor and tax adviser to go through them before you sign.
Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Windsor?
The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead decides, using the council’s Local Plan and national policy in the NPPF. We prepare and fund the application and deal with the council’s questions, but no developer can promise the outcome. If planning is refused, you keep your land, and in the usual structure the planning costs stay with us.
Will a joint venture in Windsor affect my tax?
It may. Sharing in the development and sale of new homes can be taxed differently from a simple sale of garden land, and Stamp Duty Land Tax (SDLT) or VAT may arise depending on the structure. Take advice from a tax adviser on your own position before you commit.
Other options in Windsor
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Build a new home in your garden
- Bungalows on large plots
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Sell subject to planning
- Combine gardens with your neighbours