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New homes on garage courts and yards in Melton Mowbray

Some garage sites in Melton Mowbray simply aren’t worth developing, and it’s better to hear that early. A very narrow lane, a tangle of rights or a site boxed in by neighbours’ back windows can make new homes hard to justify. Other courts have the space and access to take one or more well-placed homes.

The free appraisal tells you which kind of site you have. Where the answer is positive, the options include selling, a conditional sale, an option agreement, or keeping the land and having us build. Where it isn’t, all it has cost you is a conversation, and you’ll know where the site stands.

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Row of old lock-up garages in a tarmac court behind a terrace of brick houses
Planning authority
Melton Borough Council
Postcodes
LE13, LE14
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.6 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Leicestershire

Before you decide in Melton Mowbray

Garage courts near you, whether in Melton Mowbray or in Langham, Mountsorrel and Loughborough, may already have been turned into homes. Where that has happened, it hints at what the council will accept, but no earlier decision binds it and each scheme is weighed afresh against current policy.

The local rules sit in the council’s Local Plan, together with whatever design or parking guidance Melton Borough Council has adopted. We check those and the history of nearby courts, so your scheme begins from a realistic footing.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Melton Mowbray: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 14 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.6 m21 Dec, noon: sun 14°, shadow 20.4 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Melton Mowbray on 21 March sits about 37° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.6 m. In December the sun is only about 14° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

From first call to decision

From here the pace is yours. A sale only proceeds once heads of terms are in writing and you’re happy with them; a build only proceeds once surveys, design and a written quote are in front of you. Garage tenancies are brought to an end under their own terms, on legal advice. Melton Borough Council then consults neighbours on the application and makes the decision.

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

Worth checking early

  • 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.
  • Rights of way over the court or lane can limit what you can build, and some arise from long use rather than the title.

Questions about garden plots in Melton Mowbray

Do I need an asbestos survey for garages in Melton Mowbray?

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.

What does it cost to have my Melton Mowbray garage site assessed?

Nothing. Our assessment is free, with no obligation. We review the title, maps and planning history and speak to you before deciding whether a visit is worthwhile. You’re only committed after choosing a route and agreeing terms set out in writing.

Who has the final say on a Melton Mowbray garage court scheme?

Melton Borough Council, 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.

Can I build houses on my garage block in Melton Mowbray?

Possibly, if the lane works for cars, bins and emergency access, neighbours’ privacy and light are protected, and rights over the site can be dealt with. Homes there need planning permission, which is Melton Borough Council’s decision. A free appraisal shows whether the site merits going further.

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