- Planning authority
- Conwy County Borough Council
- Postcodes
- LL30
- Noon sun, 21 March
- About 37°
- Shadow from a 5 m eaves line
- About 6.7 m
- Planning plan
- LDP
- County
- Clwyd
Before you decide in Llandudno
A bungalow plot in Llandudno can work well as a home for family, a smaller home for yourself, or a sale to fund a move elsewhere, perhaps towards Colwyn Bay, Abergele and Bethesda or further afield. Each of those suits a different route, and the right one depends on how involved you want to be.
Whatever you choose, Conwy County Borough Council will judge the scheme on its effect on neighbours and the street rather than on who it is for. The design has to stand on its own against the council’s Local Development Plan (LDP), which is why we test it properly before any application goes in.
The next steps, locally
Once you’ve chosen a route, we prepare the planning case for Conwy County Borough Council, usually starting with pre-application advice. Neighbours are consulted when the application goes in, we answer any queries from the planning officer, and the council decides. If you’re selling, your solicitor handles the transfer; if we’re building, you receive a written quote after design and survey, before any construction is agreed.
Free plot appraisal
We look at the plot’s width and depth, the access, the planning history nearby and the character of the street, then talk through what you want. It’s free, with no obligation, and a site visit follows if it looks viable.
Compare the options
We sketch what could realistically fit: a home behind, a home beside, or a replacement scheme. You see the trade-offs for each, including what happens to your own garden and parking, before choosing a route.
Choose your route
You can sell a plot and stay put, sell subject to planning, grant an option, enter a joint venture, or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Planning application
We prepare drawings and reports designed around single-storey neighbours and the street scene, usually seek pre-application advice, and submit. The council consults neighbours and makes the decision.
Worth checking early
- Filling the gap beside a bungalow can change the look of the street, which councils weigh carefully.
- You’ll keep a smaller garden, and a drive alongside your bungalow brings cars past your windows.
- The order in which you sell the plot and the bungalow can affect your tax, so take advice first.
Llandudno: questions to ask
Is it worth replacing my bungalow in Llandudno with more homes?
Sometimes, where the plot is large and the bungalow is dated or poorly placed. Replacement can fit more homes than building behind, but you would need to move out during the work. We compare both approaches for your plot during the appraisal.
Will Conwy County Borough Council allow a two-storey house next to bungalows in Llandudno?
It depends on the street and the design. Councils are often cautious about two-storey homes among single-storey neighbours because of overlooking and the change to the street. Chalet designs with rooms in the roof are a common compromise, but the council decides.
Will neighbours in Llandudno be able to object to a new home next to my bungalow?
They can comment on the planning application, and Conwy County Borough Council takes their views into account. They don’t have a veto. Designs that avoid overlooking and shadow usually draw fewer and weaker objections.
Could I build a home for a relative on my bungalow plot in Llandudno?
Yes, through our design and build route. You keep the land, and we design, get planning for and build the new home. A separate home needs planning permission; an annexe used as part of the main house is treated differently.
Other options in Llandudno
- Sell part of your garden
- Combine gardens with your neighbours
- Plot feasibility and design
- Large rear gardens
- Build a home for family in your garden
- Joint venture on your garden plot