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How councils in Warwickshire look at it
Rights over garage courts in Warwickshire 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 Warwickshire include North Warwickshire Borough Council, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council, Rugby Borough Council, Stratford-on-Avon District Council, Warwick District 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 Warwickshire
Questions about garage courts and yards in Warwickshire
Could I keep my garage site in Warwickshire 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.
Do fire and drainage rules limit garage sites in Warwickshire?
They can. The lane and layout have to provide 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), and for drainage you’ll need a drainage plan the council will want to see. On a tight court those two requirements can decide how many homes fit, so we check them before fixing any layout.
Is garage land treated as brownfield in Warwickshire?
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.
Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Warwickshire?
Yes, always. Your solicitor checks the contract, deals with the transfer of part at HM Land Registry and asks your mortgage lender to release the plot if the house is mortgaged. On option and promotion agreements we cover your reasonable legal fees, with the cap agreed in heads of terms before work starts.