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Before you start in the East Riding of Yorkshire
Pre-application advice can save months on a garden plot. Many councils offer it, usually for a fee, and a written response from a planning officer shows early whether the principle of a new home is acceptable and what the council wants changed. On a conditional sale we normally arrange and fund this before submitting. It isn’t binding on the council, and it doesn’t replace the formal application, but it often shapes the drawings, and it helps both sides judge whether the long-stop date gives enough room.
Planning authorities covering the East Riding of Yorkshire include East Riding of Yorkshire Council, Hull City Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
We check your title, access, planning history and local policy from our desk, then talk it through with you. If a new home looks realistic, we visit the garden and tell you which route we think suits it best.
Heads of terms
We set out the price or price formula, what counts as satisfactory permission, the long-stop date, how any planning costs are treated and who pays which fees. You see all of it before instructing a solicitor.
Exchange of conditional contracts
Both solicitors agree the contract and the plan of the plot. On exchange, both sides are bound, subject to the planning condition, and our contract is noted on your title so the plot can’t be sold elsewhere.
Planning application
We commission the surveys, prepare the drawings, seek pre-application advice where useful and submit the application, normally at our cost. You see the plans before they go in, and the council makes the decision.
Completion, or you keep your land
Once a satisfactory permission is granted and any challenge period has passed, the sale completes within the agreed time and the plot gets its own title. If permission is refused and the contract ends, the land stays yours.
Subject to planning in towns across the East Riding of Yorkshire
Questions about subject to planning in the East Riding of Yorkshire
What is a long-stop date on a sale subject to planning in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
It is the last date by which a satisfactory planning permission must be granted. If none arrives by then, the contract ends and you keep your land. It is agreed at the start and should allow time for surveys, one application and, where sensible, a resubmission or appeal.
How is the price set on a conditional sale in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
Either as a fixed figure or as a formula linked to the permission granted, for example the number or size of homes allowed. Many formulas include a minimum price. Any cost recovery is written into heads of terms before you sign, so you see the full calculation from the outset.
Which councils decide applications for garden plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
Each address falls under one local planning authority, and in the East Riding of Yorkshire the authorities include East Riding of Yorkshire Council and Hull City Council. Every one of them works to its own Local Plan alongside the NPPF, and some add guidance specifically on garden development, so we shape each scheme around the policies of the council that will judge it.
How long does planning take for a garden plot in the East Riding of Yorkshire?
The council usually has eight weeks from validation to decide a small application, though extensions are often agreed, and the whole process takes longer. Surveys, design work, pre-application advice and amendments all add time, and some ecology surveys can only be done at certain times of year. We’ll give you a realistic timetable for your plot rather than a promise.
Other options in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Build a new home in your garden in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Plot feasibility and design in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Garage courts and yards in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Tandem and landlocked plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Corner and side plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire
- Bungalows on large plots in the East Riding of Yorkshire