Sell part of your garden in Rutland
We buy garden land across Rutland, including around Oakham. You deal with the buyer directly and there's no commission to pay.
A large garden can be a valuable plot. The key questions are access, the effect on your own home and neighbours, and local planning policy on garden development.
- No commission: we're the buyer
- Figures explained, so you can check them
- Independent advice encouraged
Get an offer for land in Rutland
Send the postcode and a rough size.
Garden land and backland in Rutland at a glance
England's smallest historic county: rural, centred on Oakham and Uppingham, with Rutland Water at its heart.
| County | Rutland |
|---|---|
| Country | England |
| Towns we cover here | 1 |
| Main town | Oakham |
| Example postcode districts | LE15 |
| Planning system | National Planning Policy Framework and local plan |
Land we're keen to see in Rutland
- Long rear gardens backing onto a lane or road
- Several neighbouring gardens that could be combined
- Gardens with room for access past the existing house
- Large gardens of older detached houses
- Overgrown gardens and orchards no longer used
Some of the best small sites are two or three long gardens combined. We can talk to you and your neighbours together if that helps.
What affects the price
Access
A separate access onto a lane is ideal; access past your house needs enough width.
Policy on garden land
Some councils resist garden development unless it fits the character of the area.
Effect on your house
Losing garden space can affect your home's value, which we take into account with you.
Plot size
Value follows the size and type of home the plot can take.
Four routes to a sale
Selling the end of your garden lets you stay in your home and release capital. We'll tell you whether a plot is realistic before you spend anything.
Outright purchase
Suits garden plots that already have planning permission.
Subject-to-planning sale
The usual route for garden land: we complete when permission is granted.
Option agreements
Useful when several neighbours' gardens are being assembled.
Joint ventures
Possible if you'd like a share of the new home's value.
From first call to completion
Send us the address
A postcode, a plan or a what3words location is enough to start.
We do the homework
We read the title and planning record and check flood risk and access.
You get a written offer
With the main figures behind it, so your adviser can check it.
The legal work
Your solicitor and ours handle the contract through to completion.
Rules that apply in England
Planning framework
Planning decisions in England follow the National Planning Policy Framework, revised in August 2026, and the local plan, prepared by the council or, in a national park, the park authority. Plans are reviewed periodically, which is when new housing sites are usually allocated.
Garden land
Councils judge garden plots against local plan policies on character, design and neighbours' amenity. The August 2026 revision of national policy adds support for some development on residential curtilage land, within limits.
Land registration
Land in England is registered with HM Land Registry. Unregistered land needs first registration when it's sold, which your solicitor arranges.
Awkward details we deal with
Your mortgage lender has a charge on the whole property
Your lender needs to agree to release the plot. Your solicitor arranges this.
Neighbours may object
Objections are judged against policy. A careful design reduces genuine impact.
Useful to send us
- A plan, or a screenshot from an online map
- Your title number, if you know it
- Any planning applications or letters
- Photos of the land and its access
What people ask us about garden land
What if my neighbour wants to sell too?
Combined sites often work better. We can make offers to both and structure the deal so each owner is treated fairly.
Who pays for the planning application?
On a subject-to-planning deal, we do.
Can you build the house while I still live next door?
Yes. Construction rules, working hours and site management keep disruption down, and we'll agree access arrangements with you.
Do you buy land in Rutland?
Yes. We consider land across Rutland, from Oakham to the smaller towns and villages. Whether we can make an offer depends on the land itself, and we'll tell you either way.
Garden land and backland by town in Rutland
Find out what we'd pay for your land in Rutland
Send the postcode and a rough size and we'll come back with a straight answer.