- Planning authority
- Staffordshire Moorlands District Council
- Postcodes
- ST13
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 13°
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Staffordshire
The kinds of plot we look at in Leek
Sometimes the plot that works isn’t a single garden at all. Two or three adjoining back gardens in Leek can often be combined into one scheme with one shared access, giving a better layout than any of them alone. Each owner keeps their house, and a collaboration agreement with an equalisation clause shares the value fairly. If your own garden is too narrow or too short to work on its own, it’s worth asking whether the neighbours might be interested too.
Planning and light in Leek
Daylight is one of the first things Staffordshire Moorlands District Council will look at on a garden plot. At midday on 21 March the sun in Leek sits about 37° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line around 5 metres high throws a shadow of roughly 6.7 m. On 21 December the midday sun is only about 13° 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 Leek
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 Leek, 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 Leek
Can I sell part of my garden in Leek?
Often, yes, if the plot is big enough, has a workable access and stands a reasonable chance of planning. We buy suitable plots directly, with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract, or agree a sale that only completes if Staffordshire Moorlands District Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
How do you stop a new home in Leek overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Leek 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.
Is there a charge for assessing my plot in Leek?
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.
Who decides planning for a new home in a garden in Leek?
The decision is made by Staffordshire Moorlands District Council, using the council’s Local Plan, the NPPF and its own design guidance. Small schemes are usually decided by planning officers, and national and council rules set out when one can go to a planning committee instead. We prepare and submit the application and answer the council’s questions, but we can’t promise the outcome.