- Nation
- England
- National planning policy
- NPPF
- Planning authorities
- 5
- City
- York
What to know in North Yorkshire
Some neighbours in North Yorkshire already know which garden could provide the access, perhaps a wide side plot, a corner house or a garage that could come down. Others don’t. Either way, we start by mapping the possible routes in, the width each offers and the effect on the homes either side, because the access decides how many gardens can join and how the value will need to be shared between them.
Planning authorities covering North Yorkshire include City of York Council, Middlesbrough Council, North Yorkshire Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council.
How it works
Free appraisal of the combined land
We look at all the titles together, the possible access points, the surrounding homes and the planning policies that apply, then explain whether a combined scheme looks realistic and roughly what it might allow.
Meet the neighbours
We meet the owners together or separately, explain how the scheme and the routes work, and answer questions. We don’t approach your neighbours without your agreement, and nobody is committed at this stage.
Agree how value is shared
Heads of terms set out the route, each owner’s share, any extra for the garden providing the access, what happens if someone drops out, and the cap on each owner’s reasonable legal fees where it applies.
Collaboration agreement
Each owner’s own solicitor reviews the documents, and everyone signs a collaboration agreement alongside the sale, option or promotion agreement. Mortgage lenders are asked to consent early, and the agreements are usually protected on each title.
One planning application
We prepare and submit a single application for the whole site, with one shared access and a layout designed around all the existing homes. The council decides it, and nobody can promise the result.
Completion and shares paid
When the site is sold with planning, or bought by us as agreed, each owner transfers their part, and the proceeds are divided through the solicitors exactly as the collaboration agreement sets out.
Combine neighbours’ gardens in towns across North Yorkshire
- York
- Middlesbrough
- Harrogate
- Scarborough
- Redcar
- Selby
- Thornaby-on-Tees
- Ingleby Barwick
- Yarm
- Guisborough
- Northallerton
- Ripon
- Knaresborough
- Skipton
- Whitby
Questions about combine neighbours’ gardens in North Yorkshire
Is a shared access road allowed on garden schemes in North Yorkshire?
Shared access roads are common on backland schemes, but each council judges width, visibility and the effect on neighbours. The scheme must also 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), and bins have to be collected within a sensible distance. We check access first at every appraisal.
Do you help neighbours combine gardens in North Yorkshire?
Yes. We cover North Yorkshire as part of our coverage of England and Wales. We appraise the combined land free of charge, explain the routes open to the group, and set out how value would be shared before anyone commits.
Which councils decide combined garden schemes in North Yorkshire?
The local planning authority for the address decides, and the authorities serving North Yorkshire include City of York Council, Middlesbrough Council, North Yorkshire Council, Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council and Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. Each applies the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) with its own Local Plan. A combined site goes in as one application to whichever council covers the land.
Can you build a new home in my garden in North Yorkshire for me to keep?
Yes. Through our design and build route we survey your plot, design a new home with you, apply for planning and, once permission is granted, build it. You keep the land and the new home, to sell, let or use for family. You get a written quote after design and survey, and any earlier guide price is a guide only.