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Garden plot joint ventures in Kingston upon Thames

Looking at a long garden in Kingston upon Thames, you may want more than a price for the land. If you’d like to share in what gets built, or take one of the new homes for your family, a joint venture may suit you.

In the usual structure you contribute the plot and we fund the rest, as agreed in writing: surveys, design, planning, building control, construction and sale. Your return depends on the result, so it isn’t fixed in the way a sale price is, and the build takes time. We explain the trade-offs plainly at the free appraisal, alongside a simple sale.

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Modern new home with timber cladding at the end of a long garden at dusk, lights on inside
Planning authority
Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames
Postcodes
KT1, KT3, KT4, KT5, KT6
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.3 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Greater London

The local picture in Kingston upon Thames

A finished home in a joint venture is sold, or handed back to you, into a local market that includes Kingston upon Thames and places such as East Molesey, Ewell and Richmond 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 Kingston upon Thames is likely to view the size of home proposed.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Kingston upon Thames: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.3 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.4 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Kingston upon Thames: around 39° of sun at midday in late March and about 15° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

From first call to decision

A joint venture in Kingston upon Thames moves through clear stages: appraisal, structure, heads of terms, development agreement, planning, build, then sale or handover. You receive progress and cost reports at agreed points. Timing depends on the council, the build and the market, so we give realistic ranges with each stage rather than fixed dates, and update them as things move.

  1. 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.

  2. Heads of terms

    The key terms go in writing: who funds what, your share or the home you receive, how your land is protected, deadlines, open-book reporting and what happens if planning is refused or the build stalls.

  3. Development agreement

    Your own solicitor and ours turn the heads of terms into a binding agreement. Your solicitor advises on the security that fits, such as the land staying in your name until a set stage or a legal charge.

  4. 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.

Worth checking early

  • You’ll live next to a building site, and the new home’s design affects your own house and garden.
  • A joint venture takes longer than any sale: planning, then building, then selling or handover.
  • We’re a new brand within the S&K Group, so ask for open-book reporting and check every protection in writing.

Your questions, answered for Kingston upon Thames

Can I take a new home back instead of cash in Kingston upon Thames?

Yes, if the plot can support it. Under a homes-for-land joint venture, one of the finished homes on your plot, or the only one, is transferred to you with its own title and paperwork. The agreement fixes the specification and the timetable.

Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Kingston upon Thames?

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames 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.

Can my neighbours join a joint venture in Kingston upon Thames?

Yes. Combining adjoining gardens can give a better layout and one shared access. Each owner keeps their house, has their own solicitor and signs up to a collaboration agreement setting out how the result is shared, including fair treatment for the garden that provides the access.

Can I do a joint venture on my garden in Kingston upon Thames 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.

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