Land Appraisal: Infill Plot in Buckinghamshire

Last year I visited Martin Eldridge’s plot in Buckinghamshire. It comprised a side garden where there was sufficient space to fit a modest house.

Martin had made an application for a new home some 10 years prior, which had been refused and an appeal dismissed. Since then, he’d secured permission to build a large double garage on the plot – but he wanted more.

In this article you can find my original assessment, followed with a recent update.

The site

Martin Eldridge owns a detached property in the centre of the Buckinghamshire village of Weston Turville.

He has a long held ambition to self build a small new house alongside his existing one. However, a previous planning application and appeal about 10 years ago was unsuccessful, and a recent submission has been refused as well.

Martin wants to know whether there is a realistic prospect of success if he decides to push on with another appeal.

The project

Martin’s home lies on a cul-de-sac leading off the chief thoroughfare through the village. There’s a parade of shops along the main road, and set behind them is Martin’s house, the first residence on the street.

The property is separated from the back of the shops by a passageway and a mature conifer hedge on the boundary.

There’s a gap of just over six metres from the flank wall of Martin’s home to the perimeter, and he would like to construct a modest, two-bedroom detached building in the space. The new dwelling would be set back a little, relative to the existing abode, with parking in front of it.

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