Backland development in Huyton

Backland Development is a new brand within the S&K Group, helping homeowners in Huyton make use of land behind and beside their houses. We buy suitable plots directly, subject to survey, title and contract, and we also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion, joint ventures and design and build.

We won’t claim a long list of past schemes on your street, because we’re new. What we will do is give you a straight view of your plot, put the main terms in writing as heads of terms, and expect your own solicitor to check them. On option and promotion agreements, your reasonable legal fees are covered, with the cap agreed in advance.

Planning authority
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Postcodes
L28, L36
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Noon sun, 21 December
About 13°
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Merseyside

The kinds of plot we look at in Huyton

A bungalow on a big plot gives you more choices than most homes. You might keep the bungalow and build a new home beside or behind it, or replace it with two or more homes if the council would support that. We also look at long back gardens, corner plots, garage courts, yards and land with tricky access across Huyton and nearby places such as Prescot, Halewood and St Helens. The free appraisal shows which of these choices are realistic for your land, and what each would involve.

Planning and light in Huyton

Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Huyton, 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 L28 and L36, 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 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Huyton: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 13 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.7 m21 Dec, noon: sun 13°, shadow 21.4 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Huyton: around 37° of sun at midday in late March and about 13° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

What we can do in Huyton

Sell or partner

Design and build

By plot type

What happens next

The next step is simple. Use the form or call us with your Huyton address and, if you can, a rough idea of the garden’s length, width and how a vehicle might reach it. We’ll do a desktop check, talk it through with you and arrange a site visit if the plot looks viable. There’s no cost and no obligation.

Questions about garden plots in Huyton

Can I team up with my neighbours in Huyton?

Yes, and it can make a weak plot workable. Combining adjoining gardens can allow one shared access and a better layout. Each owner keeps their house, and a collaboration agreement sets out decisions, costs and how value is shared through equalisation. Every household should have its own solicitor.

How much is my garden plot in Huyton 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.

Can you build a house in my back garden in Huyton that I keep?

Yes. Our design and build route covers the survey, design, planning application, Building Regulations, construction and handover, while the land and the new home stay yours. You can sell it, let it or use it for family. You’ll get a written quote once the design and survey are done, and any earlier price range is a guide only.

Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Huyton?

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.

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Find out what your garden could become

Free garden plot appraisal. No cost, no obligation, and a straight answer if it won’t work.