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Garden plot feasibility and design in Pembroke Dock

A feasibility study for a Pembroke Dock garden plot ends with a straight answer: yes, no or maybe. Yes comes with a scheme that looks capable of planning permission. No comes with the reason. Maybe comes with what would need to change, such as a covenant released or a neighbour’s agreement.

From there you can apply for planning, build on the land, sell it or bring in a partner, or simply leave things as they are. We cover homes in and around Pembroke Dock, and the first step, a free plot appraisal, costs nothing and commits you to nothing. You also keep every drawing and report you pay for.

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Surveyor in a hi-vis vest taking GPS measurements in a long suburban back garden
Planning authority
Pembrokeshire County Council
Postcodes
SA72
Noon sun, 21 March
About 38°
Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
About 6.3 m
Planning plan
LDP
County
Dyfed

What the council will look at in Pembroke Dock

Pre-application advice from Pembrokeshire County Council is often the last step of a feasibility study in Pembroke Dock, and one of the most useful. Once the survey, constraints check and concept designs are done, we can put the strongest option to a planning officer and ask for a written view on the principle and the details. It isn’t binding, but it shows how the scheme measures up against the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP) and what an application would need. Any council fee is set by the council and shown in our written quote.

Section showing noon sun and shadows in Pembroke Dock: about 38 degrees on 21 March and 15 degrees on 21 December21 m21 Mar, noon: sun 38°, shadow 6.3 m21 Dec, noon: sun 15°, shadow 18.8 mExistingNew home
Noon sun in Pembroke Dock on 21 March sits about 38° above the horizon, so a typical two-storey eaves line (about 5 m) throws a shadow of roughly 6.3 m. In December the sun is only about 15° up and shadows stretch much further. Drawn for a garden facing north, where it matters most.

What happens next in Pembroke Dock

Here’s how feasibility starts in Pembroke Dock. You tell us about the plot, by phone or through the form, and we carry out a free desktop appraisal of access, title plan and planning context. If it looks viable we visit. If you want to go further, we send a written scope and quote for survey, constraints check and capacity study, and nothing starts until you agree.

  1. Free plot appraisal

    A desktop look at your plot, access, title plan and the planning picture, plus a conversation about what you want. If it looks viable we visit. There’s no cost and no obligation at this stage.

  2. Scope and written quote

    If you want to go further, we set out which surveys and checks your plot needs and what they will cost, in writing. Nothing is commissioned until you have agreed the scope and the price.

  3. Survey and constraints check

    A measured survey of the plot and its surroundings, then a check of the title, services, trees, flood risk and heritage designations, so the design starts from facts rather than guesses.

  4. Feasibility report and options

    A clear yes, no or maybe, the reasons behind it, and the routes open to you: apply for planning, build, sell or partner. You decide what happens next, with no obligation to use us for it.

Worth checking early

  • A feasibility study can end in a no; finding that out early costs far less than a refused application.
  • Pre-application advice is not binding, and the council’s decision on a formal application can still differ.
  • A capacity figure is not a value; what a plot is worth depends on location, size, access and planning.

Your questions, answered for Pembroke Dock

How do I know if my garden in Pembroke Dock is big enough for a house?

Size alone won’t tell you. What matters is whether there is a workable access, enough distance from neighbours’ windows, room for gardens, parking and bins for both homes, and nothing on the title or in policy that rules it out. A feasibility study checks each of those for your plot. The first stage, a free plot appraisal, gives you an early view.

Can you check the title deeds on my Pembroke Dock property?

Yes. We obtain the title register and title plan from HM Land Registry and read them for restrictive covenants, rights of way, easements and any mortgage charge. If something needs a legal opinion, we flag it so your solicitor can advise. Title issues are far better found during feasibility than halfway through a planning application or a sale.

What if my Pembroke Dock garden plot fails the feasibility check?

Then you know before spending money on a planning application, and you know why. Sometimes a smaller scheme, an annexe, or working with the neighbours next door changes the answer, and we will say if so. If nothing does, you keep the survey and the report for the future. You are under no obligation to us either way.

How many homes could fit in my garden in Pembroke Dock?

That is what a capacity study answers. It tests options against separation distances from neighbours, garden space for each home, parking, bins and access, as well as the policies Pembrokeshire County Council applies. For many gardens the answer is one home; larger or combined plots can sometimes take more. We show the options on drawings so you can see why.

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