- Nation
- England
- Planning authorities
- 5
- Towns we cover
- 19
- City
- Liverpool
Sell, partner or build in Merseyside
There are two broad routes for garden land in Merseyside. If you want to keep your house and step back from the development, you can sell the plot to us, with or without planning, or agree a sale subject to planning, an option, promotion or a joint venture. If you want to keep the land as well, we can design, seek planning for and build a new home on it for you to sell, let or use for family.
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden in Merseyside
- Sell subject to planning in Merseyside
- Garden plot option agreement in Merseyside
- Planning promotion for your garden plot in Merseyside
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Merseyside
- Combine gardens with your neighbours in Merseyside
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden in Merseyside
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Merseyside
- Build a home for family in your garden in Merseyside
- Plot feasibility and design in Merseyside
By plot type
- Large rear gardens in Merseyside
- Corner and side plots in Merseyside
- Garage courts and yards in Merseyside
- Tandem and landlocked plots in Merseyside
- Bungalows on large plots in Merseyside
The planning picture in Merseyside
Councils in Merseyside ask the same broad questions of any backland scheme, though each answers them through its own Local Plan. Can cars get in and out safely, without unfair disturbance to neighbours? Will the new home overlook anyone or take their light? Does it fit the pattern of the area, with enough garden left for both homes? Are trees, wildlife, parking, bins and drainage properly handled? On top of that, the design has to allow for fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). The scheme must also take account of biodiversity net gain rules.
Planning authorities: Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council, Liverpool City Council, Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council, St Helens Borough Council, Wirral Council.
Towns in Merseyside
- Liverpool
- Birkenhead
- St Helens
- Southport
- Wallasey
- Bootle
- Bebington
- Huyton
- Crosby
- Kirkby
- Prescot
- Heswall
- Maghull
- Newton-le-Willows
- Formby
- Litherland
- Halewood
- Moreton
- Haydock
Questions about garden plots in Merseyside
Can you build a new home in my garden in Merseyside 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.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Merseyside?
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.
How long does planning take for a garden plot in Merseyside?
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.
How much is a garden plot in Merseyside worth?
It depends on location, size, access, title and, above all, planning. Two similar gardens in the same street can be worth very different amounts if one has easy access and the other doesn’t. We don’t quote figures before we’ve looked at a plot properly; the free appraisal is the way to find out.