- Planning authority
- Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
- Postcodes
- SK1, SK2, SK3, SK4, SK5
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 13°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Greater Manchester
The kinds of plot we look at in Stockport
Land that’s hard to reach isn’t automatically a lost cause. In Stockport, as anywhere, a plot behind houses with narrow, shared or no access can sometimes be opened up by combining it with a neighbour’s garden, using an existing shared drive, or buying the strip of land that controls the way in. Ransom strips and rights of way need careful legal checks, and the council will look hard at a tandem layout where one house sits directly behind another. We’ll tell you honestly whether the access problem can be solved.
Planning and light in Stockport
Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Stockport, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 13° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 37°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.7 m. On a garden plot anywhere in SK1, SK2, SK3 and SK4, that difference shapes how far apart the old and new homes need to be, which windows face which way, and whether a single-storey or roof-lit design would sit more comfortably. Planning officers at Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.
What we can do in Stockport
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 Stockport, 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 Stockport
What happens if planning is refused for a plot in Stockport?
If you agreed a sale subject to planning, the contract doesn’t complete and you keep your land. We’ll then look at the reasons Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council gave and tell you honestly whether a revised application, an appeal or stopping is the sensible choice. Nothing about your own house changes.
How do you stop a new home in Stockport overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Stockport is about 37° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.7 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
How long does a garden plot deal in Stockport 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.
Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Stockport?
No. The garden plot appraisal is free and carries no obligation. We do a desktop check of access, size, title and the planning picture, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if it looks viable. You can stop at any point without owing anything.