- Planning authority
- Charnwood Borough Council
- Postcodes
- LE12
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.6 m
- Planning plan
- Local Plan
- County
- Leicestershire
What shapes a plot in Mountsorrel
Garage courts near you, whether in Mountsorrel or in Loughborough, Leicester and Oadby, 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 Charnwood Borough Council has adopted. We check those and the history of nearby courts, so your scheme begins from a realistic footing.
How we’d take it forward in Mountsorrel
A garage enquiry from Mountsorrel can open with a phone call and a handful of photos showing the court, the lane and the roofs. We then run a desktop check and visit if the site deserves it. Sellers move on to heads of terms, handled by their solicitor; owners who want to build move on to surveys, design and a written quote.
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.
Your questions, answered for Mountsorrel
Can I build houses on my garage block in Mountsorrel?
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 Charnwood Borough Council’s decision. A free appraisal shows whether the site merits going further.
Can you build homes on my yard in Mountsorrel 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.
What does it cost to have my Mountsorrel 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 Mountsorrel garage court scheme?
Charnwood 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.
Other options in Mountsorrel
- Build a new home in your garden
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Sell part of your garden
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Tandem and landlocked plots