- Nation
- England
- Planning authorities
- 10
- Towns we cover
- 46
- City
- Manchester
Sell, partner or build in Greater Manchester
Your route depends on how much money, time and involvement you want from your garden. A direct sale, subject to survey, title and contract, is the simplest. A conditional sale, option or promotion can reflect more of the value a planning permission adds, with nothing upfront on promotion and reasonable legal fees covered on options. Design and build keeps the land yours. We’ll explain which of these fit your plot in Greater Manchester during the free appraisal.
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden in Greater Manchester
- Sell subject to planning in Greater Manchester
- Garden plot option agreement in Greater Manchester
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Greater Manchester
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Greater Manchester
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Greater Manchester
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden in Greater Manchester
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Greater Manchester
- Build a home for family in your garden in Greater Manchester
- Plot feasibility and design in Greater Manchester
By plot type
- Large rear gardens in Greater Manchester
- Corner and side plots in Greater Manchester
- Garage courts and yards in Greater Manchester
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Greater Manchester
- Bungalows on large plots in Greater Manchester
The planning picture in Greater Manchester
A strong planning application in Greater Manchester usually begins before anything is submitted. Many councils offer pre-application advice, often for a fee, which gives early feedback on a design and flags problems while they’re still cheap to fix. Small schemes are then usually decided by planning officers under delegated powers, and national and council rules set out when, if ever, one goes to a planning committee instead. The councils covering Greater Manchester all work within their own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Our job is a careful, well-evidenced application; the decision is theirs.
Planning authorities: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Borough Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Trafford Council, Wigan Council.
Towns in Greater Manchester
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Wigan
- Bolton
- Stockport
- Salford
- Rochdale
- Sale
- Bury
- Altrincham
- Middleton
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Leigh
- Stretford
- Urmston
- Chadderton
- Eccles
- Tyldesley
- Hyde
- Walkden
- Prestwich
- Radcliffe
- Cheadle Hulme
- Heywood
- Denton
- Stalybridge
- Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Westhoughton
- Farnworth
- Saddleworth
- Hindley
- Golborne
- Droylsden
- Whitefield
- Swinton
- Royton
- Atherton
- Dukinfield
- Failsworth
- Hazel Grove
- Irlam
- Horwich
- Bramhall
- Ramsbottom
- Bredbury
- Hale
Questions about garden plots in Greater Manchester
How long does planning take for a garden plot in Greater Manchester?
The council usually has eight weeks from validation to decide a small application, though extensions are often agreed, and the whole process takes longer. Surveys, design work, pre-application advice and amendments all add time, and some ecology surveys can only be done at certain times of year. We’ll give you a realistic timetable for your plot rather than a promise.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Greater Manchester?
Yes, always. Your solicitor checks the contract, deals with the transfer of part at HM Land Registry and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot if the house is mortgaged. On option and promotion agreements we cover your reasonable legal fees, with the cap agreed in heads of terms before work starts.
Can you build a new home in my garden in Greater Manchester for me to keep?
Yes. Through our design and build route we survey your plot, design a new home with you, apply for planning and, once permission is granted, build it. You keep the land and the new home, to sell, let or use for family. You get a written quote after design and survey, and any earlier guide price is a guide only.
Can neighbours in Greater Manchester combine their gardens?
Yes. Putting two or more adjoining back gardens together can allow one shared access and a better layout than separate plots. Each owner keeps their house. The owners usually sign a collaboration agreement, with an equalisation clause so that value is shared fairly even though only one garden provides the access. Each household should take its own legal advice.