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Sell your garden plot subject to planning in Jarrow

If your Jarrow garden could hold a new home but you’d rather not sell it before the planning question is answered, a conditional contract is worth a look. We agree a fixed price, or a formula linked to what the council approves, and exchange contracts. Then we design the scheme, carry out the surveys and apply.

You keep living in your house and using the garden throughout, and you see the drawings before they go to South Tyneside Council. If a satisfactory permission arrives within the agreed time, the sale completes and the plot gets its own title. If not, nothing has been transferred.

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Site plan and house elevation drawings on a kitchen table with the back garden beyond the window
Planning authority
South Tyneside Council
Postcodes
NE32, NE35
Noon sun, 21 March
About 35°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 7.1 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Tyne and Wear

Before you decide in Jarrow

Garden plots vary enormously, from long, straight gardens to wide corner plots, so for a garden in NE32 and NE35 the first visit is about measuring rather than guessing. We record the plot’s depth and width, the route from the road, levels, trees and the neighbouring windows that face it.

Those measurements decide how the conditional contract is drafted. They feed the price formula, set what counts as a satisfactory permission and show how much time the long-stop date needs. They also give South Tyneside Council a scheme grounded in the real site rather than an outline on a map.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Jarrow: about 35 degrees on 21 March and 12 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 35°, shadow 7.1 m21 Dec, noon: sun 12°, shadow 24.4 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Jarrow on 21 March sits about 35° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 7.1 m. In December the sun is only about 12° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What happens next in Jarrow

From first enquiry to exchange of contracts usually takes a few months, set mainly by the solicitors and any title questions. The planning stage then runs on its own timetable, depending on surveys and on South Tyneside Council. We keep you updated throughout, share the drawings before submission and tell you as soon as a decision is issued.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Worth checking early

  • You wait for a planning decision, and possibly an appeal, before you are paid.
  • The definition of satisfactory permission and the long-stop date decide how certain the sale really is; read both closely.
  • Capital Gains Tax timing on a conditional sale can differ from an ordinary sale; take advice from a tax adviser.

Your questions, answered for Jarrow

Who decides the planning application on a conditional sale in Jarrow?

That is South Tyneside Council’s decision as the local planning authority, made under the council’s Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). We prepare the application, submit it and answer the council’s questions, but the outcome isn’t ours to control. That’s why the contract has a long-stop date and says what happens if permission is refused.

Can I still use my garden in Jarrow while the contract runs?

Yes. The plot stays yours until completion, so you carry on using it as garden. The contract will ask you not to build on it, fell trees or grant new rights over it without agreement, and to allow surveyors in from time to time, by arrangement. Your solicitor will point out anything specific.

What if I want to sell my Jarrow house during a conditional sale?

Tell us as early as you can. The conditional contract is noted on your title, so your house buyer’s solicitor will see it. The two sales can usually be arranged together, but the order matters for the legal work and possibly for Capital Gains Tax, so take advice from a tax adviser too.

Will my neighbours in Jarrow be told about the application?

Yes. South Tyneside Council publicises applications through letters to neighbours, a site notice, or both, depending on its practice. Neighbours can comment, and the council weighs their views against planning policy. You can choose whether to speak to adjoining owners before the application goes in, and we’ll fit in with what you prefer.

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