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What to know in Greater Manchester
Policy for garage sites in Greater Manchester starts with the NPPF and each council’s Local Plan. Where the land counts as previously developed, re-using it is generally encouraged, but a garage inside a residential garden may be judged differently. The council will still weigh character, overlooking, parking and wildlife, including biodiversity net gain rules. We read the relevant policies for your site and the planning history around it before suggesting what could realistically fit there.
Planning authorities covering Greater Manchester include Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Borough Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Trafford Council, Wigan Council.
How it works
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.
Rights and title review
We map who has rights over the court and lane, which garages are let and on what terms, and whether any covenants, charges or strips of land you don’t own could block a scheme.
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.
Garage courts and yards in towns across Greater Manchester
- Manchester
- Oldham
- Wigan
- Bolton
- Stockport
- Salford
- Rochdale
- Sale
- Bury
- Altrincham
- Middleton
- Ashton-under-Lyne
- Leigh
- Stretford
- Urmston
- Chadderton
- Eccles
- Tyldesley
- Hyde
- Walkden
- Prestwich
- Radcliffe
- Cheadle Hulme
- Heywood
- Denton
- Stalybridge
- Ashton-in-Makerfield
- Westhoughton
- Farnworth
- Saddleworth
- Hindley
- Golborne
- Droylsden
- Whitefield
- Swinton
- Royton
- Atherton
- Dukinfield
- Failsworth
- Hazel Grove
- Irlam
- Horwich
- Bramhall
- Ramsbottom
- Bredbury
- Hale
Questions about garage courts and yards in Greater Manchester
Can several garage owners sell together in Greater Manchester?
Yes. Where a block is owned by several people, combining the garages can create a site large enough for new homes with a single access. An agreement sets out how the value is shared and what happens to each owner’s parking, before anyone commits.
Could I keep my garage site in Greater Manchester and have homes built on it?
Yes. Keeping the site and having us design the homes, seek planning and build them is one route. The other is to sell: outright, subject to planning, or through an option. A free appraisal of the site comes first, and we explain how each route would work for you.
Which councils decide garage site applications in Greater Manchester?
Whichever planning authority covers the site makes the decision; for Greater Manchester those include Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Borough Council and other councils. Plans, parking standards and design guidance vary between them, so we confirm which policies govern your particular site before any layout is drawn.
Do you buy garden plots in Greater Manchester?
Yes. We buy suitable garden plots across Greater Manchester directly, with or without planning permission, always subject to survey, title and contract. We also offer sales subject to planning, options, planning promotion and joint ventures. Which route fits depends on your plot, so the starting point is a free, no-obligation appraisal.
Other options in Greater Manchester
- Garden plot option agreement in Greater Manchester
- Bungalows on large plots in Greater Manchester
- Joint venture on your garden plot in Greater Manchester
- Planning permission for a garden plot in Greater Manchester
- Build a new home in your garden in Greater Manchester
- Sell part of your garden in Greater Manchester