Can I build a house in my garden?

zinc and timber house built in a garden plot
(Image credit: Jeremy Phillips)

Asking 'can I build a house in my garden?' is a very practical, and cost-saving, question for those with sizeable or surplus land. Building a house on land you already own that is part of your garden is the self-builders dream ticket.

There are so many reasons building a house in your garden is a good idea, from saving on plot and legal fees to gaining access to services and (if done correctly) avoiding capital gains tax on the increase in the land value created by the planning permission.

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Ken Dijksman

Ken, a former planning officer, is an experienced planning consultant with over three decades of experience helping self builders, renovators and developers achieving planning permission. He set up his own consultancy, Dijksman Planning LLP, in 2005. He is also the author of The Planning Game, How to Play the System and Win Planning Consent: An Insider's Guide to Planning Permission for Newbuilds and Extensions.