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Garden plot joint ventures in Chorley

Homes for land is a joint venture structure that can suit families in Chorley. You provide the garden plot, we design, seek planning for and build the new homes, and one finished home comes back to you, perhaps for a parent, a grown-up child or to let.

If you’d rather have cash, a share of the sale proceeds is the other common structure. Whichever you choose, the deal is written into a development agreement with long-stop dates, open-book reporting and security for your land, all checked by your own solicitor. Tax can differ between the two, so take advice from a tax adviser as well.

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Modern new home with timber cladding at the end of a long garden at dusk, lights on inside
Planning authority
Chorley Council
Postcodes
PR7
Noon sun, 21 March
About 36°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.8 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Lancashire

How it plays out in Chorley

Getting into the plot often decides whether a joint venture in Chorley is worth doing. Chorley Council will look at the width of the drive past your house, visibility where it meets the road, and the effect of passing cars on the homes either side, including yours.

Bins and emergency access count too, because the build has to allow for fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). If a narrow drive means extra cost or a weaker scheme, that affects the shared result, so we cost access properly before suggesting terms for homes in PR7.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Chorley: about 36 degrees on 21 March and 13 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 36°, shadow 6.8 m21 Dec, noon: sun 13°, shadow 21.8 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Chorley on 21 March sits about 36° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.8 m. In December the sun is only about 13° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What happens next in Chorley

A joint venture in Chorley 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. 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.

  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. 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

  • Development lenders usually want security over the land, which your solicitor needs to fit around your own protections.
  • You’ll live next to a building site, and the new home’s design affects your own house and garden.
  • Tax can differ from a simple sale of garden land, so take advice from a tax adviser before you sign.

Your questions, answered for Chorley

Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Chorley?

Chorley Council 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.

What if the build on my Chorley plot runs late?

The development agreement should set long-stop dates and say which delays are acceptable, such as severe weather, and which aren’t. If a deadline passes without good reason, you should be able to end the agreement. Your solicitor will check your land and share are protected if that happens.

Does my land stay in my name during a joint venture in Chorley?

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.

How long does a garden joint venture in Chorley usually take?

Longer than a sale, because planning, building and selling all happen before you receive your share. The council’s decision time, the build programme and the market drive the timing. We give you a realistic range for each stage after the appraisal rather than a single promised date.

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