- Planning authority
- Powys County Council
- Postcodes
- SY20
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Noon sun, 21 December
- About 14°
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Powys
The kinds of plot we look at in Machynlleth
A bungalow on a big plot gives you more choices than most homes. You might keep the bungalow and build a new home beside or behind it, or replace it with two or more homes if the council would support that. We also look at long back gardens, corner plots, garage courts, yards and land with tricky access across Machynlleth and nearby places such as Aberystwyth, Llanidloes and Newtown. The free appraisal shows which of these choices are realistic for your land, and what each would involve.
Planning and light in Machynlleth
Shadows tell a council a lot about a garden plot. In Machynlleth, the noon sun on 21 December reaches only about 14° above the horizon, while by 21 March it has climbed to around 37°, when a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.5 m. On a garden plot anywhere in SY20, that difference shapes how far apart the old and new homes need to be, which windows face which way, and whether a single-storey or roof-lit design would sit more comfortably. Planning officers at Powys County Council will expect those effects on neighbours to be understood before they decide.
What we can do in Machynlleth
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 Machynlleth 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 Machynlleth
Can I sell part of my garden in Machynlleth?
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 Powys County Council grants permission. If planning is refused on a conditional sale, you keep your land.
How do you stop a new home in Machynlleth overshadowing the neighbours?
By testing the layout against the sun and the council’s guidance. At midday on 21 March the sun in Machynlleth is about 37° up, so a 5 m eaves line casts a shadow of roughly 6.5 m; in December it is far lower. Spacing, roof height, orientation and single-storey designs all help keep light where it belongs.
How much is my garden plot in Machynlleth worth?
There’s no honest figure without looking at the plot. Value depends on location, size, access, title and planning, and costs such as a long drive or difficult ground come straight off what the land is worth. Our free appraisal looks at all of that before we talk about price.
Do you look at garage courts and yards in Machynlleth?
Yes. Garage courts, lock-up blocks, old yards and outbuildings behind houses can sometimes take a new home, especially where a vehicle access already exists. We check who owns the access, what rights others have over it and what the ground was used for, as part of the free appraisal.