Example · a real Oxford plotFirst look, not a valuation
Look closer. In Headington Hill conservation area.
- Check · Overshadowing: a 2-storey home at the plot centre would be within 12.9 m of 1 neighbouring building (BRE 25° rule of thumb). Neighbours may object; a daylight and sunlight check would settle it. Information only: not part of the verdict.
Fits 6–13 flats or 3–6 houses (flats ~2 storeys). The land value uses 9 flats, the one worth more.
Most you could pay for the land
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Constraints 2 of 10 hit
Planning odds Oxford · first look
These odds are for 9 homes, the scheme the land value uses.
With an appeal: about 6 in 10 — adds 6–12 months and the cost of appealing.
- Dismissed · 366 Marston Road, Marston, OXFORD
- Allowed · 36 Feilden Grove, OXFORD, Oxfordshire
- Dismissed · 5a-5b Moody Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Oxford: needs 1,079 homes a year · land supply not found · built 65% of target (HDT 2025) · short on housing
Sold within 1 km 26 Aug 2024 – 26 Aug 2026
The land value uses £5,867/m²: resale flats plus the new-build premium.
Levies Oxford City Council
CIL depends on the floor area you build. The land value above works it out from your homes × size; change them there. A 100 m² house pays £18k.
Access, power and ground
Sun, shadow and levels EA LiDAR · rule of thumb
Falls 2.5 m east to west, 5.5% slope (1:18). Ground 80.8–83.5 m above sea level.
1 neighbouring building within 12.9 m of a 2-storey block at the plot centre: fails the 25° rule of thumb (nearest 6.4 m).
All 2 neighbouring gardens keep enough sun on 21 March. A rule of thumb on a 2-storey block at the plot centre, not a daylight and sunlight report.