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Sell part of your garden in Burnham-on-Sea

Is the end of your garden in Burnham-on-Sea more useful as a building plot than as lawn? The honest answer depends on things that can be checked: how wide the side access is, how far the back of your house sits from the plot, who owns the land between the plot and the road, and whether the title carries covenants against building.

We work through those questions in a free, no-obligation appraisal. If the answers are good, we offer to buy the plot outright. If they aren’t, we tell you which one is the problem and whether anything could fix it, from a neighbour’s cooperation to a different route such as a sale subject to planning.

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Long back garden with a string line and marker pegs across the lawn showing where a plot could be split off
Planning authority
Somerset Council
Postcodes
TA8
Noon sun, 21 March
About 39°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.2 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Somerset

What shapes a plot in Burnham-on-Sea

When a desk check looks promising, we visit. On gardens in TA8 we walk the boundary, measure the distance from your back wall to where a new home could sit, note the trees and their spread, check the levels and look at which neighbouring windows face the plot. We also stand at the end of the drive to see how far a driver could see in each direction.

Those measurements, set against what Somerset Council expects, turn a rough idea into a plot with a shape and a price. The visit is part of the free appraisal, and you’re welcome to walk round with us.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Burnham-on-Sea: 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 18.3 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Burnham-on-Sea: around 39° of sun at midday in late March and about 15° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

From first call to decision

Next steps in Burnham-on-Sea 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. Exchange and completion

    Once both sides are satisfied, contracts are exchanged and a completion date is fixed. On completion the money passes through the solicitors and HM Land Registry registers the plot under a new title of its own.

  4. 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

  • Selling the plot after you have sold or moved out of the house can change the tax position; take advice from a tax adviser.
  • Your house keeps a smaller garden, which some future buyers will welcome and others won’t.
  • A new home will be built close to yours, with building work and deliveries for a period.

Your questions, answered for Burnham-on-Sea

Can I sell part of my garden in Burnham-on-Sea without planning permission?

Yes. We buy suitable plots with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract. Without permission, we take on the risk that Somerset Council refuses an application, and our offer allows for that. If you’d rather sell only once permission is granted, a sale subject to planning is the alternative.

Do you buy garden plots in Weston-super-Mare, Bridgwater and Wells as well as Burnham-on-Sea?

Yes. We cover England and Wales, including the places around Burnham-on-Sea. 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.

Who decides whether a new home can be built in a Burnham-on-Sea garden?

Somerset Council decides, as the local planning authority, using the council’s Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Neighbours and consultees can comment, and the council weighs their points against planning policy. Nobody, including us, can promise the outcome, which is why an outright sale without planning is priced for that uncertainty.

What if my Burnham-on-Sea garden has a protected tree?

A tree covered by a Tree Preservation Order, or standing in a conservation area, needs consent or notice before work. That doesn’t automatically stop a sale. Often the new home is placed to avoid the roots and canopy, and Somerset Council’s tree officer may comment on any application. We check for protected trees during the appraisal.

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