- Planning authority
- London Borough of Tower Hamlets
- Postcodes
- E1, E1W, E3, E14
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Greater London
What the council will look at in Tower Hamlets
On many garden plots, access matters more than size. If a new home behind yours would be reached along a strip beside the house, the London Borough of Tower Hamlets will look at how wide it is, how far drivers can see where it meets the road, and how much noise and headlight glare from passing cars would reach you and the neighbours.
Building regulations add their own test, because the new home will need 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). Whether your garden is in E1, E1W, E3 and E14 or just beyond, we measure the access early, since it shapes the offer more than almost anything else.
The next steps, locally
Next steps in Tower Hamlets are simple. Send us your address and a rough idea of the part of the garden you’d consider selling. We check the title and the planning position from our desk, call you to talk it through, and arrange a visit if the plot looks viable. If it is, a written offer follows, subject to survey, title and contract.
Free plot appraisal
Tell us about your garden. We check the title plan, access, local policy and planning history from our desk, then talk it through with you. If it looks viable, we arrange a site visit, with no cost and no obligation.
Written offer and heads of terms
We put our offer in writing, subject to survey, title and contract. Heads of terms then record the plot boundary, the price, access rights, who pays which costs and the rough timetable for each stage.
Solicitors and lender
Your solicitor prepares the transfer of part and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot. Ours checks the title, covenants, rights of way and searches, while surveys of trees, ground and drainage run alongside.
After the sale
Any boundary fence or access works agreed in the transfer are carried out as set out. If the plot still needs planning, we apply as the new owner, and you can see and comment on the plans like any other neighbour.
Worth checking early
- Your house keeps a smaller garden, which some future buyers will welcome and others won’t.
- A sale without planning is priced for the planning risk we take on, so it usually pays less than the same plot with permission.
- Lender consent, old covenants or access disputes can slow a sale, and occasionally stop it.
Questions about garden plots in Tower Hamlets
Can I sell the plot and keep living in my Tower Hamlets house?
Yes, that’s the whole point of a plot sale. You keep the house and the rest of the garden, and the boundary is drawn where you agree. The transfer can include rights and covenants that protect your home, such as who builds the new fence and limits on windows facing your property.
How much is a garden plot in Tower Hamlets worth?
It depends on location, size, access and planning, so there’s no honest figure without looking at the plot itself. A garden with good access and room for a well-spaced home is a stronger plot than one with a narrow, shared or doubtful route in. Our free appraisal is the way to find out, and any offer comes in writing.
Will I need my own solicitor for a garden plot sale in Tower Hamlets?
Yes. You need a solicitor or licensed conveyancer acting for you on the transfer of part, separate from ours. Choose one who handles property sales and, ideally, development land. Who pays their fees is agreed in heads of terms before you instruct them.
Do you buy garden plots in Hackney, Newham and Southwark as well as Tower Hamlets?
Yes. We cover England and Wales, including the places around Tower Hamlets. The process is the same wherever your garden is, although planning policies depend on the council for your address, so our desk check always starts by finding out which one that is.
Other options in Tower Hamlets
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Sell subject to planning
- Build a new home in your garden
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Plot feasibility and design
- Build a home for family in your garden