- Planning authority
- Trafford Council
- Postcodes
- M31, M41
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.7 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Greater Manchester
The local picture in Urmston
A new home beside yours affects light to your side windows and your neighbour’s. Around the spring equinox, the noon sun over Urmston climbs to roughly 37°, and a 5 m eaves line then casts a shadow close to 6.7 m long. By December the midday sun reaches only about 13°, so the same wall shades far more ground.
On a side plot that shadow may fall across your own flank wall or the neighbour’s garden. We model it for your actual plot, and adjust the footprint, roof shape or gap at the side so the new home doesn’t take more light than it should.
What happens next in Urmston
Give us your Urmston address and a sense of what you’re hoping for. Our desktop review covers the policies Trafford Council works to, recent applications on nearby side and corner plots, and anything in your title that might restrict building. A clear result leads to a visit when it suits you, after which we explain each route and what it would mean in practice.
Free plot appraisal
We look at your plot on maps, the title plan and street views, check planning history nearby and talk it through with you. If a home beside yours looks possible we visit. No cost, no obligation.
Choose your route
Sell the plot outright, sell it subject to planning, or grant an option while you keep your house. Or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Design and planning
We draw a home that sits in the street rather than fighting it, usually take pre-application advice, and submit the application. The council consults neighbours and decides; small schemes often take a few months.
Sale or build
For a sale, your solicitor handles the transfer of part and any release from your lender. For a build, a written quote follows design and survey, then we build, arrange the warranty and hand over.
Worth checking early
- Attaching a home to yours brings party wall, fire and sound separation work, and changes the feel of your own house.
- The council decides, and neighbours are consulted; a sensible design can still be refused or need changes.
- Losing a side garden or drive changes how your house works day to day, from parking to getting bins round the back.
Your questions, answered for Urmston
Which body approves a new home on a side plot in Urmston?
The planning decision belongs to Trafford Council. It checks the proposal against the council’s Local Plan, national policy and its own design guidance, and asks neighbours and the highway authority for their views first. Our role is to prepare and submit a strong application; approval or refusal is the council’s call alone.
Is there a fee for checking my side plot in Urmston?
There’s no fee. The appraisal is free and you’re under no obligation. We work from maps, the title and a phone call first, and only visit if the plot seems worth it. Nothing binds you until you’ve picked a route and read the written terms.
Could I sell just my side garden in Urmston and stay put?
Yes. Legally it’s a transfer of part: HM Land Registry gives the side plot a title of its own, while your house keeps the rest. A mortgage lender has to consent to releasing the plot from its charge. Where the plot suits, we buy with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract.
Can I build a house on my corner plot in Urmston?
Possibly, if a new home would respect the building lines, keep the corner feeling open enough and allow safe visibility for drivers. It needs planning permission, and Trafford Council decides. Our free appraisal tells you whether your corner is worth taking further.
Other options in Urmston
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Garage courts and yards
- Large rear gardens
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Bungalows on large plots
- Sell part of your garden