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Garden plot joint ventures in Horley

A joint venture is one way to develop a garden plot in Horley without selling it outright or paying for a build yourself. You put in the land behind or beside your house, and we fund and manage the design, planning application and construction. In return you share in the result, as an agreed share of the sale proceeds or a finished home handed back to you.

You keep your house throughout. Before anything is signed, your own solicitor reviews the heads of terms and advises on the protection that suits you, such as the land staying in your name until an agreed stage.

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Modern new home with timber cladding at the end of a long garden at dusk, lights on inside
Planning authority
Reigate and Banstead Borough Council
Postcodes
RH6
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.2 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Surrey

Before you decide in Horley

Getting into the plot often decides whether a joint venture in Horley is worth doing. Reigate and Banstead Borough 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 RH6.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Horley: about 39 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 39°, shadow 6.2 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.2 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Horley on 21 March sits about 39° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.2 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

From first call to decision

A joint venture in Horley 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. 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

  • 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.

Horley: questions to ask

What if the build on my Horley 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.

Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Horley?

Reigate and Banstead Borough 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.

Can my neighbours join a joint venture in Horley?

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.

How long does a garden joint venture in Horley 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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