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Clwyd: the planning picture
Covenants are common on estate corner plots, in Clwyd as elsewhere. Some were written to keep corners open or limit each plot to one house, and they still bind the land today unless released or modified. Options include indemnity insurance, agreement with whoever benefits, or an application to the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber). Your lender must also agree to release the plot. We read the title documents during the appraisal, so you know about any restriction before paying for designs.
Planning authorities covering Clwyd include Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flintshire County Council, Wrexham County Borough Council.
How it works
Free plot appraisal
We look at your plot on maps, the title plan and street views, check planning history nearby and talk it through with you. If a home beside yours looks possible we visit. No cost, no obligation.
Read the street
We measure the plot and record the building line, the gaps between houses, roof heights, materials and boundary walls, then check where a new drive could go and what drivers would be able to see from it.
Choose your route
Sell the plot outright, sell it subject to planning, or grant an option while you keep your house. Or keep the land and have us design, get planning for and build a new home on it.
Design and planning
We draw a home that sits in the street rather than fighting it, usually take pre-application advice, and submit the application. The council consults neighbours and decides; small schemes often take a few months.
Sale or build
For a sale, your solicitor handles the transfer of part and any release from your lender. For a build, a written quote follows design and survey, then we build, arrange the warranty and hand over.
Corner and side plots in towns across Clwyd
- Wrexham
- Deeside
- Colwyn Bay
- Flint
- Rhyl
- Hawarden
- Rhosllannerchrugog
- Prestatyn
- Connah's Quay
- Llandudno
- Buckley
- Abergele
- Mold
- Ruthin
- St Asaph
Questions about corner and side plots in Clwyd
Which councils decide side plot applications in Clwyd?
The council for your address decides. Across Clwyd, the planning authorities include Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council, and each has its own plan and guidance on how new homes should fit into existing streets. We look up the policies that apply at your exact address before suggesting a design.
Do you assess corner and side plots in Clwyd?
Yes, anywhere in Clwyd; we cover the whole of England and Wales. A few photos of the side of your house and the street, plus your address, are enough for us to run a free desktop check and tell you whether a visit makes sense.
Will you build on my corner plot in Clwyd if I keep the land?
Yes. Owners who keep their land can hand us the whole project: designing the home, applying for permission, building it and arranging the 10-year structural warranty that mortgage lenders generally look for. You’d keep, let or sell it. Expect a written quote once design and survey are done; guide prices are only guides.
Which council decides planning for a garden plot in Clwyd?
The council for your address decides. The planning authorities covering Clwyd include Conwy County Borough Council, Denbighshire County Council, Flintshire County Council and Wrexham County Borough Council. Each judges applications against its own LDP and Planning Policy Wales (PPW), together with its design guidance. We prepare and submit the application and deal with the council’s questions, but the decision is always the council’s, never ours.