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New homes on garage courts and yards in Prescot

If you own a block of lock-ups, an old yard or a large garage behind houses in Prescot, the land may suit new homes. Whether it does depends on the access lane, who has rights over the site, what the old buildings are made of and how close neighbours’ windows are.

We look at sites like yours free of charge. If it stacks up, you might sell the land, with or without planning, or keep it and have the homes designed, approved and built for you. We’re new, part of the S&K Group, and we’ll be honest if the site isn’t viable.

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Row of old lock-up garages in a tarmac court behind a terrace of brick houses
Planning authority
Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Postcodes
L34
Noon sun, 21 March
About 37°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.7 m
Planning plan
Local Plan
County
Merseyside

How it plays out in Prescot

Parking is a common worry on garage court schemes, in Prescot as elsewhere. If people living in L34 use the garages, the council may ask where those cars will go once the site is built on. Showing how many garages actually hold cars, rather than storage, can make a real difference.

The new homes need parking of their own, along with turning space, bin storage and room for fire engine access (or other measures, often sprinklers, agreed with building control and the fire service where a fire engine can’t get close enough). Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council will look at all of it, so we plan the lane and parking before the homes themselves.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Prescot: about 37 degrees on 21 March and 13 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 37°, shadow 6.7 m21 Dec, noon: sun 13°, shadow 21.4 mExistingNew home
This section is worked out for the latitude of Prescot: around 37° of sun at midday in late March and about 13° at midwinter. It shows why the gap between your house and a new home behind it is about light as well as privacy. Garden assumed to face north.

How we’d take it forward in Prescot

Tell us where the garages or yard are in Prescot and how the land is used now. From there we review Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council’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.

  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. 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.

  4. 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

  • Rights of way over the court or lane can limit what you can build, and some arise from long use rather than the title.
  • Ending garage tenancies or licences takes time, and some tenants may have legal protection; get legal advice before serving notice.
  • Neighbours whose gardens back onto the court are consulted and may object; the council decides.

Your questions, answered for Prescot

Can I build houses on my garage block in Prescot?

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 Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council’s decision. A free appraisal shows whether the site merits going further.

What does it cost to have my Prescot 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.

Will you buy my garages in Prescot 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.

Do I need an asbestos survey for garages in Prescot?

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.

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