Jaredh

Thank you. I have looked at that but it only discusses parking spaces as far as I can see, rather than turning area within residential land. I think there are a few factors here which are making it quite (albeit not totally) unusual so I’m the exact scenario is not completely covered.

thanks for all of the replies. does anyone know of the rules on building close to a boundary please? Are we able to build close to the roadside boundary or what the regulated distance is (if any)?

Thanks Ferdinand. The road to access the property is an unadopted road, with an entrance at each end, which provides access to one other property and a bowling green so it’s very safe to reverse out. regarding building upwards - I guess it’s a matter of balancing the cost against value. It’s a consideration I will look into though.

Thanks for your reply. So, the outline planning was submitted presumably with a view to selling the plot however that did not happen in the timeframe required. Earlier this year the owner submitted an application to renew the planning but it’s only very recently we have begun looking at buying the land - we understand this most recent application is quite far in to the process, probably only held up due to working restrictions currently in place. we are looking to buy and build on the plot for our family home. We’ve received a quote to draw the plans for full planning however that isn’t something we want to do until we know exactly what our limits are and what we can do with the plot (it’s quite a lot of money for us to decide against buying). Being able to increase the size of the proposed house is basically the deciding factor at this moment. I will check our LPA (Denbighshire) for the guidance you’ve suggested - unfortunately I couldn’t get an answer from them yesterday which could clearly clarify what I need to know.

good evening everyone My wife and I are looking to buy a plot of land that has outline planning (expired but currently going through renewal) and we were looking into all of our options before finally settling on our decision. We have a few questions that we can’t seem to find an answer on and help from our LA doesn’t seem to be easy to get! The outline planning is for a four bedroom detached house. On one side of the house are the rear gardens of nearby houses and the other side an unadopted road. We would like to be able to extend the size of the (planned) house by 0.8m width and 0.3 depth. However, doing so would take us close to our boundary on the road side. So first question: are we allowed to move the house as close to that boundary as we like or are there regulations stipulating how close we may be? second question: the house must have space for 3 cars (I understand?). We are also told there must be a turning area within the driveway area. Is there stipulated turning circle dimensions or area size that we must abide by? There is currently enough room but due to a manhole cover to the rear of the property we have to move the house forward one meter to comply with the 3 meter rule. help is greatly appreciated - we seem to be going in circles! thanks a lot