- Planning authority
- Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority
- Postcodes
- SA62
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 38°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 15°
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Dyfed
The kinds of plot we look at in St Davids
The classic garden plot is a long back garden with enough width beside the house for a driveway. If you have one in St Davids, that’s a good starting point, but it isn’t the only kind we consider. Corner plots and wide side gardens can work well because they often face a road already. Garage courts and yards behind houses may have access in place. Even land with no obvious way in can sometimes work, if a neighbour’s garden or a shared drive can provide one.
Planning and light in St Davids
The rules for a new home in St Davids come from three levels. Nationally there is Planning Policy Wales (PPW). Locally, the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) sets the policies Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority applies, alongside its own guidance on design, parking and gardens. Then the build itself must meet the Building Regulations as they apply in Wales. That brings in practical matters such as sprinklers, which every new home in Wales must have, and rainwater drainage usually calls for approval from the SuDS Approval Body (SAB) before building starts. Any purchase of the plot falls under Land Transaction Tax (LTT). We work through each level for your plot at the start, so there are fewer late surprises once the planning application is under way.
What we can do in St Davids
Sell or partner
- Sell part of your garden
- Sell subject to planning
- Garden plot option agreement
- Planning promotion for your garden plot
- Joint venture on your garden plot
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
Design and build
- Build a new home in your garden
- Planning permission for a garden plot
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Plot feasibility and design
By plot type
- Large rear gardens
- Corner and side plots
- Garage courts and yards
- Tandem and landlocked plots
- Bungalows on large plots
What happens next
Getting a first view of your plot in St Davids costs nothing. Send us the address through the form, or give us a call, and we’ll check access, size, title and the planning picture from our desk. If it looks promising, we’ll visit, explain the routes that could work and put the main terms in writing before you’re asked to decide anything.
Questions about garden plots in St Davids
Can I team up with my neighbours in St Davids?
Yes, and it can make a weak plot workable. Combining adjoining gardens can allow one shared access and a better layout. Each owner keeps their house, and a collaboration agreement sets out decisions, costs and how value is shared through equalisation. Every household should have its own solicitor.
Can I sell part of my garden in St Davids?
Often, yes, if the plot is big enough, has a workable access and stands a reasonable chance of planning. We buy suitable plots directly, with or without planning, subject to survey, title and contract, or agree a sale that only completes if Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
Can you build a house in my back garden in St Davids that I keep?
Yes. Our design and build route covers the survey, design, planning application, Building Regulations, construction and handover, while the land and the new home stay yours. You can sell it, let it or use it for family. You’ll get a written quote once the design and survey are done, and any earlier price range is a guide only.
How long does a garden plot deal in St Davids usually take?
It depends on the route. A sale of a plot that already has planning moves at the pace of the solicitors and your lender. Routes that need planning usually take many months, because of surveys, design, the council’s decision period and any amendments. Design and build usually takes well over a year in total.