- Planning authority
- London Borough of Hillingdon
- Postcodes
- HA4, UB3, UB4, UB8, UB10
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.3 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Greater London
The local picture in Hillingdon
Garage blocks behind homes vary from a few lock-ups off a short drive to long courts serving whole streets, and a site in HA4, UB3, UB4 and UB8 could be either. The size of the site, the width of the lane and how many neighbours back onto it decide what could fit, not the number of garages.
Owners just outside Hillingdon, in places like Ealing, Harrow and Hounslow, face the same questions. We look at the lane, the rights over it and the distance to neighbouring windows first, then sketch options from a single home to a small group.
How we’d take it forward in Hillingdon
Tell us where the garages or yard are in Hillingdon and how the land is used now. From there we review the London Borough of Hillingdon’s policies, past applications close by and the title, looking for rights of way, covenants and charges. If nothing stands in the way, we’ll arrange to meet you on site and walk the lane and the court together.
Free site appraisal
We look at the site on maps, the title plan and the planning history, then talk through who uses it now. If it looks workable we visit. There’s no cost and no obligation.
Site checks and layout
We look at the access lane, the buildings, likely asbestos and contamination, drains and neighbours’ windows, then sketch what could realistically fit, from one home to a small group, or nothing at all.
Choose your route
Sell the site outright or subject to planning, grant an option, or keep it and have us design, get planning for and build. Garage tenancies and licences are ended properly before any work starts.
Planning, then sale or build
We prepare and submit the application and the council decides. If you sell, your solicitor handles the transfer. If you build, a written quote follows design and survey, then demolition and construction.
Worth checking early
- If garage income stops before a sale or build completes, you lose that income in the meantime.
- Neighbours whose gardens back onto the court are consulted and may object; the council decides.
- A narrow or unadopted lane can restrict the number of homes, or require sprinklers, a turning space or bin collection point.
Hillingdon: questions to ask
Do I need an asbestos survey for garages in Hillingdon?
Yes, before demolition. Health and Safety Executive guidance says a refurbishment and demolition survey must find asbestos before structural work begins. Older garage roofs are often asbestos cement sheeting. Specialists carry out the survey and removal, and we build both into the plan.
Can you build homes on my yard in Hillingdon if I keep it?
Yes. You keep ownership while we handle the lot: surveys, demolition of the old buildings, design, the planning application, construction and the structural warranty that buyers’ lenders tend to need. A written quote is given once design and survey are complete; guide prices before then are only guides.
Who has the final say on a Hillingdon garage court scheme?
The London Borough of Hillingdon, as the local planning authority. Officers weigh the scheme against the council’s Local Plan and national policy, plus highways and design guidance, after hearing from neighbours and the highway authority. We put the application together and answer the officer’s questions, yet the verdict is never ours to give.
Will you buy my garages in Hillingdon with tenants in them?
Possibly. Any purchase is subject to survey, title and contract, with or without planning in place. Existing tenancies and licences must be brought to an end properly under their own terms, and when that happens forms part of the agreed deal. Get legal advice before any notice is served.
Other options in Hillingdon
- Sell part of your garden
- Garden plot option agreement
- Large rear gardens
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
- Planning promotion for your garden plot