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Planning promotion for garden plots in Greater Manchester

Own a long back garden in Greater Manchester and want it sold with planning in place rather than as it stands? Promotion is one of the routes we offer. We fund the application, the plot is then marketed with permission, and you approve the buyer. The minimum price, the cap on our recoverable costs and the basis of our fee all go into heads of terms before you sign.

We’ll be straight about fit. Promotion is more common on larger sites, so for one modest garden we may suggest a sale subject to planning or an option instead. Where neighbours put their gardens together, promotion tends to make more sense.

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What to know in Greater Manchester

Once a garden plot in Greater Manchester has planning permission, it can be offered to a wider pool of buyers, from small builders and developers to self-builders looking for a single plot. Promotion lets that market set the price, with a minimum price agreed with you so the plot can’t be sold too cheaply without your consent. What a plot is worth depends on its location, size, access and the permission itself, which is why we don’t quote figures before an appraisal.

Planning authorities covering Greater Manchester include Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council, Bury Metropolitan Borough Council, Manchester City Council, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Rochdale Borough Council, Salford City Council, Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council, Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Trafford Council, Wigan Council.

How it works

  1. Free plot appraisal

    We check your title plan, access, the surrounding gardens and the policies in the council’s Local Plan as a desktop exercise, then talk it through with you. If it looks viable, we visit. No cost and no obligation.

  2. Heads of terms

    We set out the deal in writing: the term, how our fee works, the cap on planning costs we can recover, the minimum price, the marketing approach and the cap on your reasonable legal fees that we cover.

  3. Agreement signed

    Your solicitor and ours turn the heads of terms into a promotion agreement. It’s usually protected by an entry on your title, and if your house is mortgaged, your lender is asked to consent early.

  4. We apply for planning

    We commission the surveys and drawings, take pre-application advice where it helps, submit the application and deal with the council’s questions. You pay nothing at this stage, and the decision is the council’s.

  5. Marketing and sale

    With permission granted, the plot is marketed as the agreement sets out. You see the offers and approve the buyer, and the plot can’t be sold below the minimum price without your written consent.

  6. Completion and payout

    On completion, sale costs, our capped planning costs and our fee come out of the proceeds in the order the agreement sets. The balance is paid to you through your solicitor.

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Questions about planning promotion in Greater Manchester

Can neighbours combine gardens for planning promotion in Greater Manchester?

Yes. Combining adjoining gardens often gives a better layout and one shared access, and it suits promotion well. Each owner keeps their house and needs their own solicitor, and a collaboration agreement sets out how proceeds are shared, including fair treatment for the garden that provides the access.

Do you offer planning promotion for garden plots in Greater Manchester?

Yes. We cover all of Greater Manchester as part of our coverage of England and Wales. Promotion is one of several routes we offer, and the free appraisal tells you whether it suits your plot or whether a sale, an option or a joint venture would fit better.

Which planning rules apply to garden plots in Greater Manchester?

National policy in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) applies, alongside the Local Plan of the council where the land sits. Councils look at access, character, privacy, daylight, garden space, trees, parking, bins, drainage and flood risk. Practical rules matter too, including biodiversity net gain rules and 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).

Do I need my own solicitor to sell a plot in Greater Manchester?

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.

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