- Planning authority
- Northumberland County Council
- Postcodes
- NE62, NE63, NE64
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 35°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 7.2 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Northumberland
The local picture in Ashington
Shadow is one reason combined gardens in Ashington often work better. On 21 March the midday sun reaches roughly 35°, enough for a 5 m eaves line to shade about 7.2 m of ground, and by midwinter, at about 11°, the shade runs much further.
On one narrow garden, a new home can end up close to the houses on every side. On a combined site, the new homes can sit towards the middle, with gardens around them, and the shadows they cast fall mostly on their own land.
What happens next in Ashington
Nothing happens without every owner’s agreement. If you’re in Ashington and think the gardens on your side of the street could work together, call us or use the form. We’ll look at the land first, tell you plainly whether it’s worth pursuing, and only then discuss approaching the other owners, with your say-so and in the way you prefer.
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.
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.
Worth checking early
- Several owners have to agree, so a combined scheme usually takes longer to set up than a single plot.
- If the garden providing the access drops out before signing, the whole scheme may not work.
- Planning is still the council’s decision; a combined scheme is often stronger, but it can still be refused.
Ashington: questions to ask
Who gets more if one garden in Ashington provides the access?
Usually the owner of the access garden receives an extra agreed share, because their land makes the scheme possible and their house is most affected by passing cars. The exact method is agreed by everyone in the collaboration agreement before planning starts.
Does each Ashington owner keep their own house and garden?
Yes. Each owner keeps their house and an agreed garden for it. Only the land behind is transferred, as a transfer of part at HM Land Registry. New boundaries and fencing for each house are agreed as part of the design.
Can neighbours in Ashington combine their back gardens for new homes?
Yes, where the gardens adjoin and there’s a workable access. Each owner keeps their house, the land behind is planned as one site, and a collaboration agreement sets out how the value is shared. Northumberland County Council decides any planning application on its merits.
How many neighbours in Ashington need to take part?
As few as two can be enough. What matters is that the gardens taking part make a workable site and that one of them provides access to the road. We tell you which gardens are essential and which would simply improve the scheme.
Other options in Ashington
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Sell part of your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
- Joint venture on your garden plot