- Planning authority
- Mid Sussex District Council
- Postcodes
- BN6, RH15
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 39°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.2 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- West Sussex
What the council will look at in Burgess Hill
As the neighbour, you’ll live with the new home’s shadow. Picture the spring equinox in Burgess Hill: at midday the sun climbs to about 39°, and a new home with 5 m eaves shades roughly 6.2 m of ground behind it. Near the winter solstice, with the sun at around 16°, that shade stretches much further.
In a joint venture you approve the layout before the application goes in, so we can show you where the shadow will fall on your garden at different times of year. Keeping the eaves low or setting the home further back can make a real difference.
From first call to decision
Getting started in Burgess Hill is straightforward. Tell us your address and roughly where the garden runs, and we check your title, access and the planning position from the desk, free of charge. If a joint venture looks realistic, we visit, then explain the structures side by side so you can choose before heads of terms are drafted.
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.
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.
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.
- We’re a new brand within the S&K Group, so ask for open-book reporting and check every protection in writing.
- A joint venture takes longer than any sale: planning, then building, then selling or handover.
Burgess Hill: questions to ask
Who decides planning for a joint venture plot in Burgess Hill?
Mid Sussex District 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 I do a joint venture on my garden in Burgess Hill 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.
What if the build on my Burgess Hill 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.
How long does a garden joint venture in Burgess Hill 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.
Other options in Burgess Hill
- Build a new home in your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Sell part of your garden
- Large rear gardens
- Garage courts and yards