- Planning authority
- Durham County Council
- Postcodes
- DH9
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 35°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 12°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- County Durham
The kinds of plot we look at in Stanley
In Stanley we look at most kinds of land behind and beside houses. That includes long back gardens, the classic backland plot; wide side gardens and corner plots, which often have their own frontage; garage courts, lock-up blocks and old yards; land with narrow, shared or no access; and bungalows on large plots, which can sometimes take a second home alongside or be replaced with several new ones. Size matters, but access usually matters more, and the free appraisal checks both.
Planning and light in Stanley
Daylight is one of the first things Durham County Council will look at on a garden plot. At midday on 21 March the sun in Stanley sits about 35° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line around 5 metres high throws a shadow of roughly 7.1 m. On 21 December the midday sun is only about 12° up and shadows are far longer. That’s why the gap between the existing house and the new one, and the height of the new roof, matter so much. We test layouts against the council’s Local Plan and any daylight guidance it publishes before anything is submitted.
What we can do in Stanley
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
By plot type
- Large rear gardens
- Corner and side plots
- Garage courts and yards
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Bungalows on large plots
What happens next
If you’d like to talk it through first, call us. There’s no script and no hard sell. We’ll ask a few questions about your plot in Stanley, explain how the free appraisal works and answer what we can on the spot. If it makes sense to go further, we’ll agree the next step together; if it doesn’t, you’ve lost nothing.
Questions about garden plots in Stanley
How much is my garden plot in Stanley worth?
There’s no honest figure without looking at the plot. Value depends on location, size, access, title and planning, and costs such as a long drive or difficult ground come straight off what the land is worth. Our free appraisal looks at all of that before we talk about price.
How long does a garden plot deal in Stanley usually take?
It depends on the route. A sale of a plot that already has planning moves at the pace of the solicitors and your lender. Routes that need planning usually take many months, because of surveys, design, the council’s decision period and any amendments. Design and build usually takes well over a year in total.
How do you stop a new home in Stanley overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Stanley is about 35° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 7.1 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
Do you look at garage courts and yards in Stanley?
Yes. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old yards and outbuildings behind houses can sometimes take a new home, especially where a vehicle access already exists. We check who owns the access, what rights others have over it and what the ground was used for, as part of the free appraisal.