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Getting it right in Nottinghamshire
Rights over garage courts in Nottinghamshire can be complicated. Tenants may hold licences or leases with notice terms, individual garages may have been sold off, and neighbours may have rights of way to back gates, some arising from long use rather than written on the title. The owner of the lane may not be the owner of the garages. We map all of this before drawing a layout, so the scheme works around existing rights.
Planning authorities covering Nottinghamshire include Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council, Newark and Sherwood District Council, Nottingham City Council, Rushcliffe Borough 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 Nottinghamshire
- Nottingham
- Mansfield
- Carlton
- Worksop
- Newark-on-Trent
- Arnold
- Beeston
- West Bridgford
- Sutton-in-Ashfield
- Hucknall
- Kirkby-in-Ashfield
- Retford
- Eastwood
- Mansfield Woodhouse
- Stapleford
Questions about garage courts and yards in Nottinghamshire
Is garage land treated as brownfield in Nottinghamshire?
It can be, but it depends on the site. Land lawfully occupied by permanent structures can count as previously developed land, while gardens in built-up areas are treated differently in England. The council makes the judgement, so we check the site’s history and use first.
Can several garage owners sell together in Nottinghamshire?
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 Nottinghamshire 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 council decides planning for a garden plot in Nottinghamshire?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Nottinghamshire include Ashfield District Council, Bassetlaw District Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, Gedling Borough Council, Mansfield District Council and other councils. Each judges applications against its own Local Plan and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.